Today I wonder why I even bother trying to write. My book is rubbish, my writing is rubbish... even if I ever get it finished, no publisher will ever take it. Arg and bleurg.
Don't be so hard on yourself - you're light-years ahead of ME, who has contemplated Writing for many years but has yet to generate anything beyond self-pitying blog fodder... (there's always self-publishing these days as well)
Thanks Val. I was so excited when I finished the first draft but getting it polished up is taking for ever and sometimes that is discouraging. But I'll get there.
I stumbled into this blog by accident. And I can tell you why you bother trying to write. Because it’s fun, because you enjoy it, because it’s calling you. If I were to guess I’d say it’s probably one of your passions. It’s just a moment of doubt that you’re having that everyone has every now and then. It will pass. As long as you write because you enjoy it, not because you have to finish it, the rest will begin to matter less and then what other people call success will come. I promise :) Hang in there.
Hi Vladiator, and welcome. Thanks for your kind thoughts. Writing is my passion, it's always been something I wanted to do. But some days it seems harder than others.
I'm sorry to see you feeling this way, Natalie. Sometimes we're so hard on ourselves. I hope you feel better about this tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThanks Martha. Turns out I'm coming down with something (probably just a cold) and I think the stuffy head was messing with me.
DeleteDon't be so hard on yourself - you're light-years ahead of ME, who has contemplated Writing for many years but has yet to generate anything beyond self-pitying blog fodder...
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Thanks Val. I was so excited when I finished the first draft but getting it polished up is taking for ever and sometimes that is discouraging. But I'll get there.
DeleteI stumbled into this blog by accident. And I can tell you why you bother trying to write. Because it’s fun, because you enjoy it, because it’s calling you. If I were to guess I’d say it’s probably one of your passions. It’s just a moment of doubt that you’re having that everyone has every now and then. It will pass. As long as you write because you enjoy it, not because you have to finish it, the rest will begin to matter less and then what other people call success will come. I promise :) Hang in there.
ReplyDeleteHi Vladiator, and welcome. Thanks for your kind thoughts. Writing is my passion, it's always been something I wanted to do. But some days it seems harder than others.
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