u/NefariousnessOld7631

I've officially been a kdrama fan for one entire year. Cdrams, now for four months (thank you Pursuit of Jade). Now I must find other humans in real life that find refreshment and life motivation to get through days just to enjoy the next episode. The story telling. The theatrics. The visuals. I'm simply in love. This is my new passion, asian film and story telling. I'm in America, on the east coast. Does anyone know of a festival for kdrama/cdrama fans?! I need to find more people like me, lol. Will I be in this honeymoon phase forever? Am I just a middle aged woman who found out I'm actually a serious fan girl in disguised and I just don't know how to live with it?

I've officially been a kdrama fan for one entire year. Now I must find other humans in real life that find refreshment and life motivation to get through days just to enjoy the next episode. The story telling. The theatrics. The visuals. I'm simply in love. This is my new passion, asian film and story telling. I'm in America, on the east coast. Does anyone know of a festival for kdrama fans?! I need to find more people like me, lol. Will I be in this honeymoon phase forever? Am I just a middle aged woman who found out I'm actually a serious fan girl in disguised and I just don't know how to live with it?

I believe writing is an art form and a discipline. And I like taking 100% responsibility, too. However, I'm an Executive Director of a nonprofit and have lots of spinning plates. Also a mom of five kids, still at home:) And I'm a business owner of indie bookstore.

Gah.

I'm stuck in my current writing projects, and I thought I was having a discipline issue. Here is my question: if one is spinning too many plates, does this affect your ability to write? Or am I really just not taking 100% responsibility and finding/making the time to write, edit, work on the writing craft?

Hi. I want to be a writer. And according to stats, so does 80% of Americans. Not sure what it is for the rest of the world. I also own a bookstore and have access to LOTS of books. I find myself getting rather bored with books, or just incredibly picky now. That said, I must read to study the craft.

I had to watch a K-drama due to character research. And oh my stary night. A new hobby (obsession) was born. I had no idea how addicting and cheesy and delightfully funny and original so many of the plots and micro-plots are.

I guess my main point is, is there anyone else who is taking to studying K-dramas/C-dramas to help them be a better fiction/romance writer? Is that a thing? Is it me just procrastinating actually doing the thing and writing? Or is there actual merit in studying this format of storytelling (aka through subtitles and acting)?

Thoughts?