User blog comment:RuckusQuantum/Ruckus's Story/@comment-25941663-20160906141627/@comment-25941663-20160906153812

"Beating yourself up" is a common saying (I think). It means to be too harsh on yourself, in case you didn't know.

Pretty much any creative profession comes with financial and psychological instability. You need to be the best of the best to succeed. That goes for writers, graphic designers, painters, you name it.

If you want to go the route of game development, and you still want to create graphics, you should try your hand at 3d modelling. It's arguably the "safest" job in the art industry.

About your story, you can expect a review from me by the end of the week.