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I've been going through a lot here lately, most recently we lost our home due to corporate greed. I was doing well on my writing, not making money per se, but my creativity was finally getting its traction back which made me happy. However, this recent event has caused a major shift in my life, and I am starting to feel like it's pointless to continue writing. When I try, something always gets in the way. Maybe I missed my calling or maybe there's just too much on my plate right now...I cannot say. I am curious though how (or if) you personally have found ways to overcome adversity and find the motivation to continue to write?
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Reading is a good one for me so far. I may need something different though because I find myself wanting to write when I read, but then it's the same issue. Like a roller coaster. Thanks for the suggestion!

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Learning how to play D&D helped me out a bit.

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I lost my wife, became unemployed, then became homeless. I am still officially homeless, and have been for 3 years (though I no longer live in my car). My car is on its last legs, my phone works half the time, I go without food a few days a week.

Writing has been the only way I have coped. Putting my angst, anger, depression, fears, etc. into my fiction has helped keep me sane. For example, in 2024 I produced 133 pieces of completed writing (I put maybe 3-4% of my writing on WdC). I produced over 300k words of completed written work (half written in November). Writing has saved my sanity. saved my mental health.

That's how I continue to write in the face of adversity.

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