RE: A Day in the Clouds (Chapter 3) - The Hours Between 0700 and 0800
Hey my brother!
Had a crazy weekend so finally get a chance to catch up on Steemit and luckily the top @jedau's next chapter. Man, you described the entire process without ever mentioning the tools being used for little Ledd. Literally everything told from his innocent point of view. The feelings he goes through, the battle of emotions because of his brief time on this earth. It's stunningly told and an inspiration to myself as a writer. You're awesome, my brother.
I couldn't help but notice in the comments you feeling a little down. My bro, I understand how you feel, but @lukestokes and @michelle.gent are spot on. It's gotta be all about you and the community primarily. For now anyways. I know thats easier said than done but I have felt the same as you many times at the start. Things will improve as you get more well known here. If you give up on Steemit, you may have missed out on a good opportunity to get big time recognition in the future. Please just stick with it for a good while and see where it takes you. You are obviously very talented. So from my point of view, it should only be a matter of time until you gain a good following.
DM me if you want a chat anytime. I can relate to how you feel as many also can. But as they say, a problem shared is a problem halved.
Bless, my brother and awesome work!
Thank you, my brother! I really appreciate the high praise :D This was one of my favorite chapters in this series, and I just tried to go all out on the playfulness. I tried to play off of childhood naiveté, and craft a whole new experience from their point of view. It's just so fun to write this way, and I'm so happy that it translated well for you, brother! Coming from a writer of your caliber, that's just such a huge compliment, you don't know how much it means.
I'm grateful for the sympathies, my friend, this is just one of those down streaks. Even though it's not that evident, I really do try to keep my spirits up. It's just that I fall back on some past bad habits concerning negativity from time to time. It's just hard whenever I get inside my head and think that I've been making a lot of effort that isn't really making much difference. I'll shake it off, but I really appreciate the encouragement. It's very helpful indeed! @lukestokes (who, btw, is my former employer) and @michelle.gent are super awesome and they know the right words to say at the right moments as well!
I might just take you up on your offer and hit you up on chat one of these days. Really though, I just don't want to burden anyone else. I'm just so appreciative of all the support I'm being given. Warms my heart :D
I missed his chapter because the curator I linked to had already voted on it, so when I checked his page the other day I didn't realize it was something new! I just had to run by your page and make sure that didn't happen there too, yikes, I need to pay more attention now!! I really feel terrible about this one though, I don't want him to ever think I don't care, I hugely care, I love this story and him. It makes me sad that he feels sad, and if I contributed to that I am SO sorry.
It's alright, @dreemit :D You've had a lot of activity here, and it would inevitably catch up on you. Really though, I'm just super impressed that you've been able to keep up with everything this whole time! That's why I try to keep my circle small so that I could keep up-to-date with everyone that I follow closely. But, when you think about it, it's not really my choice, since not a lot of people interact on my posts anyway! hahaha So that was a happy coincidence :D
You're right, I have spread myself a bit thin. I do still have what I consider a core circle, and you and ezzy comprise half of it ;) I wouldn't be this frustrated about missing posts by a lot of others, I'll just put it that way! It wouldn't have happened if not for the new curator trail though, that I guarantee.
I feel honored, with regard to the distinction :D But, don't be too hard on yourself, my friend. I've missed a couple of posts as well. What matters is the continued support. That's something not even time can take away.