u/KLfeels

For context, I've been going through a tough time. I haven't been feeling like myself, mostly because I'm not authoring like I usually do. I'm behind on various author tasks, and it's only making me feel more anxious with everything I have going on right now.

I want to take back my life a little bit this week by making time to do my author stuff.

Does anyone want to become my accountability buddy for the week? We can keep each other updated on our progress and help motivate each other if it gets hard. Maybe we could even bounce ideas off each other and talk about our characters. The general idea is just that we keep each other going.

If you're interested in making progress with me this week, let me know! :)

I have been a self-published author for almost two years now. In the beginning, I went out of my way to befriend every new writer I saw. I'm only still friends with two of them now. Not because something happened between us. They just gave up on writing and vanished into the void.

It's not just friends I notice going missing. There are plenty of authors I don't know, but I would always see their books around online as they did their best to promote them. And one day, they stop promoting, and I never see them on my feed again.

I'm not sure how many writers relate, but I'm sure a lot do.

It's an ominous feeling, like there's some sort of author grim reaper looming around, and we could be next.

I'm saying this to say, people will notice if you quit. Nobody says anything, because it doesn't feel like their place to mention that one indie book that no one sees in the writing groups anymore. But they notice.

Keep going! If you stop writing, it's a loss for us all.

(I'm mostly active on Instagram and threads, so maybe the vanishing act is less popular on Reddit, but I feel like it's probably a universal issue in writing groups.)

I'm looking for writers who want to swap manuscripts for a fair feedback exchange. I will also give feedback on blurbs, covers, etc, if needed. As well as write you a review when the book gets published. (Not "if", you ARE going to publish that book!)

My manuscript will be ready by June. If yours is not complete, I don't mind going chapter by chapter. I will read any genre, but I'm asexual and may not be helpful if you have smut.

If you're still interested, here are the details of my story.

Adult literary fiction about the complications of love and friendship. Takes place at a summer camp and focuses on the camp counsellors. It will be around 70k words after I finish this round of edits. There are some dark topics involved.

Feel free to message me if you have any interest or questions.