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Writing fiction is allegedly Pat's passion, but you'd never think so based on his X feed. He instead seems invested in daily news - events he shouldn't know or care about if he were passionate about his work.
Writing mentions come only on the rare occasion that he hits his daily word count. Now, call me stlaker, but motivated people don't need word counts. They enjoy their work intrinsically. If anything, word count should be an upper limit, like "I wrote too much, I should edit the fluff out before it gets unmanageable".
He doesn't begin writing until the afternoon because his creativity doesn't "wake up" until then. Since Pat's old laptop had a useless, jizz-encrusted delete button, I guess I understand not bothering to type until you're 100%. So alternatively, he could find a related part time job related like editing or tutoring that isn't creative in nature - just to be around writing all day like he always dreamed.
Pat's latest working title is a period piece and thus demands period-accurate details. Any truly creative/passionate writer would be inundated by ideas, too numerous to focus on such nuances. Pat instead agonizes over each sentence before moving on. Any real writer would write a full book, then they or an editor will correct minor details. For instance, Pat only just determined his story's killer - arguably the most important plot point - deep into year 3. But I bet he knows what brand of salt they add to their crumpets. Thats what someone who's passionate would focus on.
Pat enjoys consuming Sci-fi more than producing it. He mentions Star Wars characters like they're real and never beings up his own. Why not promote your own stories with the same enthusiasm that you promote Disney's? Why do I know more about Ashoka than Firstname Lastname?
Maybe Pat has competing passions that take up his time: making wooden chairs, cybersecurity, interstate law and homemade hot sauce/rat poison. Just like Niki's passions are SEO and AI - it's all she can talk about.
See I don't think he actually likes writing. I think he vaguely likes fiction as an escape and writing is the painful process of making that fiction "official".
Actually, I dont think any of Pats writing friends enjoy it. Hildeman is here bickering and only wrote fanfic about killing us (or something, I don't care to keep up). Uncle Paul is busy with his suicide note, trying to reword "To whom it may concern" into something more pathetic. Orangchove arguably has never written anything because his hut doesnt have electricity or flo-nase. I don't know any more losers.
Writing mentions come only on the rare occasion that he hits his daily word count. Now, call me stlaker, but motivated people don't need word counts. They enjoy their work intrinsically. If anything, word count should be an upper limit, like "I wrote too much, I should edit the fluff out before it gets unmanageable".
He doesn't begin writing until the afternoon because his creativity doesn't "wake up" until then. Since Pat's old laptop had a useless, jizz-encrusted delete button, I guess I understand not bothering to type until you're 100%. So alternatively, he could find a related part time job related like editing or tutoring that isn't creative in nature - just to be around writing all day like he always dreamed.
Pat's latest working title is a period piece and thus demands period-accurate details. Any truly creative/passionate writer would be inundated by ideas, too numerous to focus on such nuances. Pat instead agonizes over each sentence before moving on. Any real writer would write a full book, then they or an editor will correct minor details. For instance, Pat only just determined his story's killer - arguably the most important plot point - deep into year 3. But I bet he knows what brand of salt they add to their crumpets. Thats what someone who's passionate would focus on.
Pat enjoys consuming Sci-fi more than producing it. He mentions Star Wars characters like they're real and never beings up his own. Why not promote your own stories with the same enthusiasm that you promote Disney's? Why do I know more about Ashoka than Firstname Lastname?
Maybe Pat has competing passions that take up his time: making wooden chairs, cybersecurity, interstate law and homemade hot sauce/rat poison. Just like Niki's passions are SEO and AI - it's all she can talk about.
See I don't think he actually likes writing. I think he vaguely likes fiction as an escape and writing is the painful process of making that fiction "official".
Actually, I dont think any of Pats writing friends enjoy it. Hildeman is here bickering and only wrote fanfic about killing us (or something, I don't care to keep up). Uncle Paul is busy with his suicide note, trying to reword "To whom it may concern" into something more pathetic. Orangchove arguably has never written anything because his hut doesnt have electricity or flo-nase. I don't know any more losers.
