Read the book by the Jewish Memoirist I prescribed for you?
She regards journaling thoughts as her Saviour.
Tell me straight up what does writing do for you?
When I get eyeballs on my work, I live, otherwise I wilt.
So publication comes uppermost, right?
Yes!
You must revisit Emily.
Bronte?
Dickinson.
She’s very famous.
She wasn’t when alive. Not even 5% of her literary output could see light during her lifetime.
So I continue to write even when it doesn’t yield anything tangible?
Eschew the desire to become known. Keep the flame burning, and see where it leads you.