/lit/ - Literature

So it took a few days to sink in but reality hit me. I'm trying to do an internet flirt and be successful with no real way to stand out from the crowd...but I gain so much from trying there's no reason not to. If I wave my hands like crazy maybe I'll get noticed.
I don't like to act without a plan though. So I went to see what the Austrian embassy had available for visas. I thought I could wiggle something out through Employment-Based immigration but that's a no go.
The only chance I have is a Fiancé(e) Visa. That's...intimidating, and I have no idea how a girl in her 20s would react to a man trying to coax her into going to America.
I mean I've read that when America was being settled it was male dominated and they got women to come over from Europe so there's an established ground there...
...but I'm not getting any younger. I'm 35, and she's the only artsy person I've seen that actually puts forth an effort. Maybe I could convince her to write a book about her cosmopolitan adventures on top of everything else.
Yeah I have no idea what I'm doing. I think I'd be satisfied if these flirts led to putting a ring on it, but right now I'm not even sure I'm on the radar. Watch me establish a line of communication and fuck it up somehow. Oh god there's so many ways this could go wrong, but we're giving it an effort.

>>18388746
LOL thanks. I had to lean back to take the picture and some escaped the cropping.
In retrospect that one gives a bit of info but oh well. Worst case scenario I'll sign copies of my work, no biggie.

>>18361581
Yeah. It's a marathon. Especially since I'm doing a series so even though they're all different books it's one big story. It's so easy to say okay I'll write tomorrow. Then the next day. Etc etc.
I've purposely made it habitual that I turn on a laptop without internet connection when I'm bored so the easiest thing to do is continue.
Books are so satisfying to make, but they have their days.

I had to buy a hundred dollar battery charger because the battery on the riding lawn mower was dead today.
At least I have a charger now.

>>18277617
My book series is one I've got going over several books and it's all copyrighted. On top of that it has had the same characters going on for over a decade now. This tree that grew up in the shadows has some pretty strong roots.
I guess that's why I don't care about doing snapshots. If someone copies my work I'll just swallow it as fanfiction.

I think in a way we all need something to fight for. I wonder if it's unique to humans though? You never see animals having an existential crisis.