So I'm (attempting) to actually wrire a proper book. Don't think it's gonna get published or anything like that but I thought I might give it a go. But anyway, I wanted a illustrator, so after ages I plucked up the courage to ask a friend of mine. I didn't want anyone to know I was writing it or what it was about because it all felt a bit stupid but yeah. And my friend said (s)he would do it, but when I started explaining the story (very badly) they said all the bad things about it, which have already been nagging at me since I started writing. Stuff like it being too cliche, predictable, boring etc. And now I just wish I hadn't said anything and wondering if I should just scrap the whole idea and start afresh.