So, I think it's time to finally put the horse down. I ignorantly held on for longer than I should have, but I'm really not getting any value out of this site anymore. I didn't post my content here for people to freeload off of it. I posted it to get feedback and to maybe make some like-minded friends. However, the dynamic of this site changed a while ago, and I should have bailed when the people who actually interacted with me bailed. I just thought maybe things would work out eventually.
With that being said, I've decided to just pull the trigger. I've been thinking about this for a while now, but I wanted to make sure that this was what I really wanted to do. Sometime this week, I'm gonna start backing my stuff up, but after that, I'm deleting my account. Just thought I'd let anyone who cared know before I did.
I can tell your stuff deserves more recognition; I remember listening to an audio chapter on YouTube of TBW last year when I was more active. I'm glad you're going to keep working on them. Hope you find great opportunities for that book!
Anyway, sorry I ranted at you. This has just been something that's been bothering me for a while now, and I'm finally fed up with it. It doesn't mean I'm going to stop working on my stories. It just means that I'm going to work on them in private from now on, and when they're finished, I'll try to find a way to sell them.
The site really has gone downhill. I hope you have amazing success with TBW and anything else you work on!!!
I'll still continue to work on my stories, but from now on, I'm going to avoid posting them online for free.