comparing yourself in a negative light to a creative peer is a trap. you are lucky enough to exist at the same time as wonderfully artistic, talented people & the internet lets us connect with each other across oceans. we can all create & inspire despite this bitch of a world...
I'm not on BookTok but once in a while I hear something about it & it just sounds insane. What do you mean you only read the first-person narrator? Or never read the first-person narrator? What do you mean you only read the dialogues & skip the descriptions? What?
if i ever look deep in thought, i am most likely thinking about elizabeth swann going from governorβs daughter to pirate king and how it is (imo) one of the greatest character arcs ever
I think one of the worst things the internet did to reading was turn it into a pathetic competitive sport. You donβt need a 45 book goal. You just need to read what you actually like, at your own pace, and let the ideas sink in longer than a fleeting Instagram reel.