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    6 days ago

    Why? Do what you enjoy and what stimulates you. If playing video games is what does that then and it’s what you’re doing, then that’s all you should be doing

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      6 days ago

      It’s a particular thing for me, because I’m writing a story, but explaining its appeal to agents without having enough understanding of the current novel space is a tall task…

      • skulblaka@sh.itjust.works
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        5 days ago

        The current novel space can go suck an egg, all of my favorite books I’ve ever read were all “I had this story burning to get out of me and I had to go through 30 publishers to find one that would take it”