Is it weird that I talk to myself so much? Especially so publicly as in a blog?

I mean, maybe? Depends on how you look at it, kid. You’re a writer by nature. A lot of people might see this as just a fancy writing exercise you’ve shared with the world. Some will see it as a sign of mental illness, even if I bring more good than harm. Still others may see me as a psychic manifestation of a guardian spirit. It won’t help on the second point if you say “talking to myself” when describing this.

Heh, true enough. I have noticed, however, that it’s hard to describe this in other terms. How would you do it?

Well…. as a deeper looking into your own thought processes and reasoning. Or, as a writing exercise, if that pleases people more.

But is it really a writing exercise? I wouldn’t need two voices for that, would I?

True, but it sort of is a writing exercise, as well as a deeper look into your mind. With how you write my parts, I don’t see what else to call it. We both know I’m not real, you don’t pretend that I am, so I wouldn’t think others might see you as delusional. You let your deeper thoughts come through, or try to, and name them after a character. I would say you also gave these thoughts my personality, but my personality is really just a more reasonable and allow version of yours. Well, in this incarnation, at least.

I hear ya- though I really wonder if this is, or will be, more than entertainment for anyone ever….

Everything on the internet affects everyone in different ways. This could inspire another writer to create a story about someone learning and growing this way. Hell, a future you could.

Not with my project completion rate. I have too many ongoing projects as it is.

You’ll get there. You just need to figure out a prioritization system that works for you. Maybe focus down on your new project first, its got real promise as something you can finish. Finishing one story will give you confidence.

I mean… maybe? Its hard to feel that way, seeing my beastie able to finish projects, even if they’re just NaNos or fanfics. Hell, she’s done writing for charity. And I’m just over here, talking to myself and starting more and more projects that I may never finish.

What will you do about it? Stop focusing on your thoughts to sort them, as we’re doing now? Give up on writing, one of your favorite activities? Or will you pick a project, focus on it, and complete it? Focus on Hero’s Spirit, as you’re calling it, a project you’ve admitted should be easier to finish. Likewise, it would be a series you would enjoy to read if someone else wrote it. Give yourself time to write each night, or to type what you’ve written through the day, and focus on this project. 2021 could be the year you finish a story.

Yeah… Yeah, I can do that, I guess. I’ve already written various pieces of this project, I just have to slot them together and add a few more pieces.

And as you make those pieces, you’ll understand the narrative you want better, making it all fit more easily. You always try to write linearly. A puzzle piece approach might be more your style. That’s why you’re having trouble with “Life Is Super”, “Nameless”, and “Taking Back The Kingdom.”

What about “Journey”?

You seem to treat that story like you do Minecraft itself: Gone for a time before you return to play again. You’ll finish that one in your own sweet time.

Heh… I will, if only because I like the ending I have in mind. It’ll be shorter than I originally planned, but it’s hard to think of how to extend it without getting boring or repetitive. I think a lot of people can see the outcome, just not how I’ll get there.

Kid… You don’t know for sure how you’ll get there.

Shhhhhh… Don’t tell the readers that.

Just keep holding on, kid. You’ll make it, long as I’m here for you.

So… As long as I trust myself?

Excatly!