@MThomas805 Here's the thing, I do care about my readers and my followers. I really do.
However, I'm trying to take care of myself as well and do something that I've been wanting to do (which is write as many books as possible before I die and have enough ideas for a lifetime.) And to me, almost 10k followers is a lot.
Yes, I have been on Wattpad for almost 10 years on this account (almost 11 years in general). During that time, I have been through my parents divorcing, I have been through the rest of high school, I have been through college (two colleges actually and swapping majors), I have been working one/two jobs while in college, and I have been working three different jobs after college, all of which have been mind numbing and draining on me both mentally and physically. On top of all of that, I have been going through bouts of writer's block, hating myself because I can't stick to one book (which I have tried to do in the past) and for not hitting my goals because most of the time life happens, depression, and other stuff that I try to keep closed off from the world because, for some reason, I feel guilty feeling the way I do.
Basically, writing is my escape, and yes, I don't hit my goals, yes, I don't finish books in a timely manner, yes to all of this, but I am alive. I'm still writing. I. Am. Still. Breathing.
Followers will come and go, and I understand that. Followers will hate me for not updating a book that they really, really want, and I understand that too. But at least I am trying, even though it doesn't seem like it. I am trying. If I am succeeding, well, that's a story for another time.
For now, I have to try and hit at least one goal before work, and starting to get ready for work is in two hours, so ya, I best be moving or else it is going to be a fun night after work to hit that goal because I don't think I will be done by 11:30pm, and I have work at 10 the next day. (At least tomorrow is a shorter shift than today, so that's a win.)
