u/Scarlet_Olanna

I'm a writer that hasn't written in a while and I've noticed it's mostly due to my inability to set scheduled time for writing. I've heard people say things like "if there's something you'd like to do more often set aside time to yourself to do that" but I just really struggle to do that, however I have also realized that I prioritize things that are scheduled and involve people I like and am excited to be around (like DND for example) so I'm wondering if anyone know about a group of writers that set aside 1-2 hours a week to get together and write? Or if someone would be interested in starting a group like that?

I'm a writer that hasn't written in a while and I've noticed it's mostly due to my inability to set scheduled time for writing. I've heard people say things like "if there's something you'd like to do more often set aside time to yourself to do that" but I just really struggle to do that, however I have also realized that I prioritize things that are scheduled and involve people I like and am excited to be around (like DND for example) so I'm wondering if anyone know about a group of writers that set aside 1-2 hours a week to get together and write? Or if someone would be interested in starting a group like that?

Edit: I have made a discord server for this purpose so if anyone is interested in joining then here is the link https://discord.gg/8s3JjGE6dy

I have loved reading since I was 14 years old. When I started reading it would take me a month to finish one book (tbf before this i despised reading so I was very bad at it) but I loved it so i kept going despite being bad at it.

Fast forward to 18 YO I got into my first relationship and became so focused on it and him that I stopped reading entirely until we broke up a month later. Months later I started again but struggled a lot with reading passively (I used to be the kind of person that had a book with me wherever I went and would read any chance I got) so the only way I managed to read was by devoting an entire day to starting and finishing one book, which I did.

A couple of months later, I got into another relationship that I have been in for a year now, and the whole time I just have not been able to read for some reason despite my partner fully encouraging it.

I don't know why it's so hard for me to do the thing I love now. It just feels like if I'm not reading a book a day then I'm not good enough and need to start over, If it's taking longer than a week to read something then I just stop reading it despite how much I liked it, because I am not good enough anymore.

I'm 19 years old and have been working full time at the same place for two years and I genuinely feel like I have no life outside of my job, I work from 8-4 Monday-Friday but I have to get up at 6:30 AM so that i can get ready (mind you i don't even do my makeup and the job i have means I just wear a hoodie and jeans every day so it's not like I'm spending time on beauty) and with the traffic on the way home 10 minutes turns into 30, so that's 2 extra hours a day that are dedicated to my job. Assuming I try to get 8 hours of sleep (my job needs me to have a shit ton of energy, so it is a must) i get a total of 6 hours to not only make and eat dinner but also unwind so I'm ready for the following day.

I was somewhat okay with this when I was just doing to save up money so that I could pursue my passion but lately I've realized that my passion just simply isn't really possible and have had to come to terms with the fact that this might just be my life from now on and I am having a really hard time coping with that fact.

Today I had one of the best days at work in a while but I still came home and just cried at this being my life now but I know that this isn't just MY life, this is just "being an adult" but genuinely, how do you guys handle ony actually existing for a third of your life?

I know this might not be the best place to post about this but I feel safe and understood here so this was my first thought as to where to ask this.

I'm 19 years old and have been working full time at the same place for two years and I genuinely feel like I have no life outside of my job, I work from 8-4 Monday-Friday but I have to get up at 6:30 AM so that i can get ready (mind you i don't even do my makeup and the job i have means I just wear a hoodie and jeans every day so it's not like I'm spending time on beauty) and with the traffic on the way home 10 minutes turns into 30, so that's 2 extra hours a day that are dedicated to my job. Assuming I try to get 8 hours of sleep (my job needs me to have a shit ton of energy, so it is a must) i get a total of 6 hours to not only make and eat dinner but also unwind so I'm ready for the following day.

I was somewhat okay with this when I was just doing to save up money so that I could pursue my passion but lately I've realized that my passion just simply isn't really possible and have had to come to terms with the fact that this might just be my life from now on and I am having a really hard time coping with that fact.

Today I had one of the best days at work in a while but I still came home and just cried at this being my life now but I know that this isn't just MY life, this is just "being an adult" but genuinely, how do you guys handle ony actually existing for a third of your life?

A while ago i saw a book at my local bookstore that at least seemed to be about a trans woman. the cover was blue and there was a "guy" standing in the middle with the outline of a princess-like dress on top, but that's all i can remember (some of the details might be wrong, this was a while ago), i really want to recomend it to a friend of mine but i cannot for the life of me find it anywhere, help?