Distractions
In my case, these in particular:

Homeworld was the first real game that I played as a kid, so when gearbox announced it was getting a high def remastering, well , you can guess what my reaction was

three words my friends: "GET OVER HERE!"

and finally, last but certinally not least, this cute little girl:

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Well, I'm not sure what I expected, but it certainly wasn't this:

within the first 24 hours my story now has
4 reviews
was viewed 135 times
has been added to about 21 favorites folders
24 up votes without a single down vote

and now I have two now three people watching me (not sure how I feel about this one stalkers)

Well, I decided to stop wishing that I had the ability to write great stories and have tried my hand at one. hopefully it gets approved and you guys can be the judge on whether it's got potential.

Well, it's up now the only thing left to do is see if people like it.