My life sucks.

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I've had a really depressing, unsatisfying week, the kind that leaves you thinking about how absurd it all is. At the moment, I am bored out of my mind, desperately trying to get some writing done, and generally melancholy. My cynicism meter is through the roof, I'm frustrated, and alone in the world.

My uncle is home from Arizona to die; due to severe alcoholism, his liver is shot, and his stomach shoots out like a watermelon. He is rude, vulgar, inconsiderate, and threatens to beat me. Most likely withdrawal. My mother and father are at it again, fighting and arguing over asinine things, and the former is spying on our social networking accounts, skimming through e-mails, tapping phone lines, and so on. Somehow, she knows everything that goes on in our lives. She suspects my father of cheating on her, but I have my doubts. I chalk it up to menopausal insanity, possibly a DSM personality disorder.

My only escape is to further my post-high school education, or at least that's what my senile grandmother tells me. I believe she is in the very early stages of Alzheimer's or dementia. But what the f**k do I know? Crazy Ivan sometimes speaks the truth.

I haven't made much progress with my writing, as I've said. Redesigning Eva, my work-in-progress novel, has yet to get past the first chapter, not to mention the amount of underdeveloped ideas I have yet to put on paper. I thought that writing was an escape, but for me, it's a filthy habit, like my compulsive masturbation. I can't come up with a coherent story, a great character, or any substance to coincide with the style. In short, I'm a fantasylander.

I don't know what to do.
I'm out of it.
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Furthering your education is always good. I don't know how schools and colleges work in the United States but maybe you could see if they have an English Lit. or Creative Writing course you could go to. Failing that, you could search for writers groups or courses in your local area which are good if you want to get ideas and feedback.

I don't know what to advise you about your parents and uncle. I've never been in a similar situation so I don't know what to say but if you ever want to chat you're more than welcome to PM me. I didn't say this in the other thread but I thought the start of your novel was excellent and I'd definitely read it if it came out. Here is a tvtropes link you might find useful if you're having trouble with writing:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/S ... riteAStory

Hope you are well, all the best.

Dom

Same thing happened with me as a writer. Writing requires the same level of dedication you would put into a relationship. Sometimes there are bad days where nothing works, and some days it's wonderful and you have a few, Oh My God orgasmic moments where everything clicks. Don't let the writing control you, and the only way is to have other outlets besides writing. Writing is like an insecure girlfriend that keeps texting you until you text her back.

I'm super depressed myself. Here I was thinking I'm a writer. I wrote a novella and submitted it to two publishers. They both rejected it. The first one didn't give a reason. The second one said, "It's not a novella. It reads like a screenplay." They said if I thicken it up they'll consider it. Thicken it up? I thought I already did! Oy! It's a 25,000 word story. To tackle that, while I'm currently writing my first novel, seems too much. The funny thing is, since my mood is low, I don't even think thickening the story is worth it.

Giftorcurse:

Sorry to hear about the problems you're facing in your family. You might want to really consider the higher education route. In my case, it was a million times better than junior high or high school, and a place I could actually fit in and be creative. And don't give up so fast on your writing. It sounds like what you need is some inspiration and a change of scenery.

Wishing you the best and every happiness,

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A major problem I have is trying to be an independent person without my f*****g parents hovering over me.