Looking for a writer friend/buddy to gush and build a friendship beyond that
Hey you out there! :)
After reading so many book as a kid and seeing someone in my school class doing written RP, I wanted to try it myself and over the last 18+ years, I did just that — write. I wrote many different things, like Screenplays in uni, short stories, poems (kind of), RP and a few attempts at writing my own book, but in the end, I never finished a story. I could name so many reasons why and I think for a long time I held myself back with them. But does it really matter? Today is just as good a day to start and try again as yesterday was.
I'm by no means a ray of sunshine all the time, but lately there's this odd, euphoric feeling, like a want to create something, to actually do it, even if it turns out rather bad in the beginning. Right now I'm working on something of my own and I've started planning a story and even have a prologue. It's a beginning and that already feels like something!
As much as I adore my friends, I'm looking for a real friendship built around writing (also outside of it). Not a writing partner in the collaborative sense (I'm not a good fit then but I'm always happy to exchange thoughts or give feedback if that's ever useful), but someone I can share ideas with. Someone who gets genuinely excited when I talk about a scene or a character, and about whose ideas I can get just as excited about. Someone to send a song to at 2am because it perfectly captures a mood, or a picture that reminds me of something from their story or mine. Someone to do the occasional writing sprint with, to have those conversations about what moves us, what we're creating, why we keep coming back to it even when it's hard. Honestly, it doesn't matter to me whether someone finally wants to write a longterm fanfic or their own (debut) book, in whatever genre, as long as you have the desire to write and to build a friendship along the way. I also know myself well enough to say that staying motivated isn't always easy and I think assuming someone will always be equally fired up just doesn't work. But that's exactly what a writer friend is for, to remind you why you're doing it and be there on the quiet days too.
So yeah after a lot of rambling, I'm (30F, CET) looking for a person (not a group) who is close to my age (25+) and wants the same thing. Oh, and obviously it doesn't matter if you're queer or bipoc. Safe space, everyone welcome!! (Would love to find other mixed/black writers tho).
If this resonates with you, please reach out and tell me a little about yourself — who you are, what you're working on, what you're looking for. I'd love to hear all about it!! Also, this should be a low-pressure kind of friendship, so if you're struggling with mental health in any form, don't be afraid to reach out too! :)
Edit: Sorry if you tried DM me, reddit seems to hate me at the moment. If you can't reach out via DM pls let me know in the comments! :)