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[quote=Anonymous]A few years ago, a NYT best-selling friend introduced me to her agent, who actually liked what he saw, signed me, and sold my book to a well-known publisher. It was a flop, sold 1500 copies, they did not take my second book, and my agent and I are likely to part ways soon. I feel like such a failure. No, scratch that. I am a failure.

State school for undergrad. Online masters degree (though from a not-for-profit university, not a diploma mill). Have a job making $80k as a corporate drone. Trailing spouse, so no real career prospects, and in my late 40’s, my time is over. Even outside of DC (I moved away a few years ago), I am the failure of my friend circle and family.

I know some are ok with this, but I’m not, and now it’s basically too late to make anything of myself. A close family member recently pinned on a star, and it’s made all this surface. How do you accept that you’re not going to be successful or respected? Especially when on paper, you look "decent"?[/quote]

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