More than once (and more lately) I've been wondering if I'm just wasting my time and energy. I wonder if any of my stuff will ever make it to the bookshelves, or will ever be deemed "that good." While I feel I have some genuinely good stories (worth telling, at least) in my head, I worry that I won't be able to get them all down on paper or do them enough justice. Everything sounds a thousand times more epic in your private imagination.
I don't expect to make a fortune, although it sure wouldn't hurt if that ever happened. If nothing else, I want to write the kinds of stories I can personally enjoy. I want to be able to read what I wrote with my own eyes and think, "This isn't bad at all!"
The thing is, my self-esteem has never been strong. While it's not as bad as it was in my childhood days (I'd say junior high marked my lowest point), I don't feel like there's much, if anything, about me worth mentioning. But people do tell me I write very well; Mrs. Cannon was the one to light that spark, and I will admit that my writing has improved dramatically since college. So I don't feel quite as bad that I'm not published yet.
Still, there's that constant whisper of doubt...always nagging somewhere in the back of your mind.
And so I felt I could use a few "inspirational quotes" to perk myself up.
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