[ShiShiLeo]

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Originally Posted by Talisman

Well, I just posted the first chapter of my first-ever fanfic on AO3. Don't even care if nobody reads it, or if I ever finish it, I can say I actually posted something now.

Imo, you should care about finishing it! Sticking with something to completion is incredibly empowering. One of the most substantial "motivational quotes" I've ever read was the dubious:

Real artists ship

I think it's credited to Steve Jobs or something, but the author doesn't matter. I work in a very creative industry and the amount of times I've heard about ideas that never materialized is mind blowing. But that's probably no surprise. But next to that is ideas that got one foot out the door and never went anywhere.

The first step is hard, no doubt, but making the first step also has the adverse effect of convincing us that we are capable of doing something - rather than actually doing something. Because we get validation from exposure and an early sense of accomplishment. There's a lot of discourse over just starting a thing, but few people talk about what its like to sustain a thing and keep motivated, which is a thousand times more important in an age when getting to the first step is more accessible than every.

I hope you don't think that diminishes your current accomplishments. I just want to say stick to it and go for completion! It will feel exponentially greater.