Why do I keep torturing myself?

[Crescentinus]

I facepalm at those sites.

[Trebor135]

Originally Posted by empther

I've written. Currently do the publisher search, a long process.

It's touch to get a first novel published. The publishers wanted a published author. Seems that if you get something published it's much easier to sell more books, which may explain why there are so many bad books in bookstores.

Either a writer uses all the good stuff he has in one book and that's it,
or,
he writes formula books like mysteries, romances, vampire stories, all of which are alike and can be written in infinite numbers.

Ahh, that's a difficult situation you're in. Best of luck finding a publisher--keep us updated.

God bless,
T.

[empther]

Ahh, that's a difficult situation you're in. Best of luck finding a publisher--keep us updated.

God bless,
T.

I wasted a year trying to sell the book as a sci/fi novel.

In March, AARP magazine had an article called "60 going on 16". It was about adults reading young adult novels, for 12 to 19 YOs, because they have something to say to their hearts.
Soon after I read all three of Suzanne Collins's "Hunger Games" books and realized that Empress Theresa screamed to be a yound adult novel. It's perfect for the YA category.

I quickly rewrote it as a YA version, with Theresa's age reduced from 22 to 18, and the story told from her first person voice. It's much better, and I'm very excited about its prospects.

Among changes I made was adding a chapter about her return to the U.S. after a year in England. She flies to JFK airport on a Boeing 747.
For reasons too complicated to explain, everybody is put to sleep except Theresa. She has to fly and land the plane, but she knows nothing about planes and the electronics are dead leaving her no communication with the ground.
She approaches New York. A small plane leads her to a two mile rectangle in the water cleared of all boats. They want her to do a water landing, but she refuses.
She heads for the airport but the runway is blocked by hundreds of vehicles. She flies over Queens and Manhattan at an altitude of only hundreds of feet, causing massive damage on the ground.
What can she do now?

[NeedsMercy]

Originally Posted by Lochias

Why don't you do something like pray a Rosary instead of wasting your time on stuff like that? Pray for your enemies and pray for your friends, and let God worry about "what the enemy is up to."

Anything less is a lack of faith that God has the matter well in hand. Nothing escapes His sight. Just let it go, and concentrate on the things that God has put in your immediate life and concerns.

Although I, too, am guilty of curiosity when it comes to anti-Catholic stuff, I think the above from Lochias is pretty good advice.

Lookit:

When once I asked the Lord Jesus how He could tolerate so many sins and crimes and not punish them, the Lord answered me,

I have eternity for punishing [these], and so I am prolonging the time of mercy for the sake of [sinners]. But woe to them if they do not recognize this time of My visitation. My daughter, secretary of My mercy, your duty is not only to write about and proclaim My mercy, but also to beg for this grace for them, so that they too may glorify My mercy.

(Divine Mercy in My Soul, 1160)

[Contra Mundum]

The only vomit I return to is if I engage in an argument with someone on CAF. I obsessively check if my foe replied to my latest point and am ready for blood. Horrible. I try to keep out of cyber arguments with strangers because they seriously upset me.

[boomerang]

Originally Posted by Contra Mundum

The only vomit I return to is if I engage in an argument with someone on CAF. I obsessively check if my foe replied to my latest point and am ready for blood. Horrible. I try to keep out of cyber arguments with strangers because they seriously upset me.

Ditto. I waste so much time on the internet, it's like an opiate.