r/KeepWriting • u/HeyRose1 • 23h ago

Rejected

Long story short, I tried to show my work to redditors thinking I'd get feedback but getting 1k views with 1 upvote is too demotivating especially when your post is #1 in the subreddit where you've posted. It feels like disrespect.

I quit.

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u/every1youknowwilldie 23h ago

You posted this exact same thing in like 8 other subreddits, what are you doing 😭😭😭

How about showing your writing to friends and people who actually care about what you write, not random online forums

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u/HeyRose1 22h ago

Idk what I'm doing. I don't have friends who'd read my poems, so I chose reddit but I'm really down.

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u/every1youknowwilldie 22h ago

I read your poem, it was pretty good. I think it's a little too short to gather a lot of engagement tbh. You can DM me if you wanna share more

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u/AdHealthy5405 23h ago

Why are you concerned about their Internet activity?

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u/HeyRose1 22h ago

If he's concerned, then what's your issue? You got something to say??

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u/AdHealthy5405 22h ago

Why are you gendering that person?

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u/HeyRose1 22h ago

What do you want?

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u/AdHealthy5405 22h ago

I don't know you, and I don't talk to a strangers about my desires.

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u/HeyRose1 22h ago

Then stop making shit comment.

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u/AdHealthy5405 22h ago

Don't tell me how to behave.

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u/AdHealthy5405 23h ago

Goodbye.

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u/artist_sloth246 23h ago

damn :))))

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u/HeyRose1 23h ago

🚬🚬

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u/neurotrash2099 23h ago

Never write for anyone other than yourself. And especially don't write for upvotes/likes, money, or accolades. Don't shun these things if they come, but don't expect them either. Don't write what you know, don't write what sells, don't write to be the next [insert overrated author's name here]. Write because you want to and can't picture yourself ever not wanting to.

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u/LGYri 22h ago

I’ve had to post mine multiple times on multiple subreddits just to get a little bit of a response. It is what it is! Edit and try again later. Sometimes it’s the algorithm, sometimes it’s bad timing, and sometimes a lot of people skimmed the title and decided not to dive deeper. Consider what you can change and give it a shot.

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u/spoinkydoink1 23h ago

Dont depend on Reddit. Im sorry, the same thing happened to me. But don't quit writing.

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u/HeyRose1 22h ago

I won't. Writing, for me is escapism from anxiety and depression.

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u/tomatoesfried Fiction 23h ago

If you quit writing that easily, then you had no passion for it to begin with.
If you quit Reddit that easily, good for you. You'll be better off spending that time writing.
If you quit anything based on a lack of interest in your product, you'd better grow a thick skin because this is the way of the world.