I just got a letter from myself in 2027 telling me how I will fail to write anything.
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Hey guys. I know this is probably not the right place to post this, but I'm so blown away I just had to share. I don't even know what to think of it.<br><br>​<br><br>I'm a pretty experienced writer. I've had a few of my stories published here and there. Nothing big, but enough to tell myself that I'm a "real" writer.<br><br>Back in December 2023, I started working on a book. It's still a work in progress, but its my passion project, the thing I always wanted to write. I've been putting all my free time into it.<br><br>But today I got this letter:<br><br>​<br><br>To the man who thinks he can write a book. You can't. You fail. You'll give up. And you'll realize you never were the writer you thought you were. Your book will never get published. You'll never get the chance to sign an autograph. You will fail. You always will fail. You've failed. You've failed. You've failed. I know because you gave up. I know because I am you. You are me. And I failed. That's why I'm writing to you. You have the chance to change this. The chance to not be me. The chance to not be a failure like I am. You just have to stop while you can. I regret every word I ever typed. I wish I could maybe go back. I wish I could burn every page I ever filled. There is no such thing as writing. There is no such thing as a writer. I failed. I am a failure. You are a failure and you've failed and you'll fail. And that's that. I should have just done something else! I should have had a real job. You should have had a real job too! Why didn't I stop! Why didn't you stop! What was I thinking! Why didn't I just stop! I'm burning inside.
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