I hear you. So hard. But here are some good news:
- Steemit is a platform where you can "dump" original content you plan to refine and publish elsewhere (Amazon).
- It might make a buck along the way. My experiments here last year gained me a 0.25 BTC.
- Vary it up. Not every post has to be an invested short story to wow your readers. Some can be "fluff". As long as you add of yourself and share a message you agree with, it's still worthy content.
I do hope you will continue writing, if only to make myself feel better about using Steemit as a dumping ground for ideas I would not otherwise bother to write down.
I'm with you on that point about "fluff." I've written a ton of original articles that generally cover some rigorous topics, but making some small pieces to keep your followers engaged is never a bad thing. Like you said, if it's something you want to share and it comes from you, what's the harm?
I suppose you're right, Andrei. But I always feel so damn guilty when I do fluff, even though I know damn well it's impossible to miss as few days as possible without at least a little fluff.
You could always do what I do and rant about things you really don't like. Which I'm about to do. Right now.
Woah. .25 BTC... Not bad!
Thanks for the encouragement. Us writers gotta stick together and support one another, that's for sure. I suppose feel sort of like I'm changing lanes too much when I switch back and forth from fiction. Sometimes I'll get into a story and write ten chapters... then put it down for five months before writing another three or four. I'm a bit uncertain whether steemit is currently a site that is good for that style.
Still, you're right in that there's no harm in experimenting. Also it's a good place to put down rough ideas and refine them. So what if my blog bounces from science to fiction and everything in-between like a schizo? It's my fucking blog, and I can do what I wanna.
I need to stick to that experimental, carefree and playful attitude. It's the only thing that'll stop me from getting discouraged. Thanks, techslut.
My pleasure! <3 <3 <3