Skipper, are you letting Snoopy post on BMEWS?
Yes .... can’t you tell from the comment threads?
At least he’s not writing porn!
Give him time ....
Good writing IS hard work. Even in writing fiction, you have to guard your flanks and rear, lest the critics pick you apart like a walnut. And it is never easy to “hook” the reader. If he/she doesn’t feel within a few paragraphs (or even a few lines) like your work is worth the effort of reading, then it is tossed aside.
One day I’ll be writing a book. At least I’ve got a title for it:
“For The Grace Of God Go I.”