Insecure Writers Support Group

InsecureWritersSupportGroup

I joined this writers group on Facebook. It’s called “Insecure Writers Support Group”. There’s also a blog post with a blog hop (just click on the image). So, it’s pretty self-explanatory. A virtual place for sharing and encouraging, where writers can express their doubts and concerns.

So I’m supposed to talk about fears ans struggles, the ones I’ve conquered and the ones I still deal with, and the truth is, I could get started and go on for some time. Writing is hard. And writing is the best. Even on the hardest day, I try to remind myself how amazing it is that simple words can give voice to characters and their stories. Every time I open a new book to read,  the same words are there, old words that are familiar, but used in new ways, and that is the magic of writing. That is actually the kind of magic to which I aspire.

One of the fears I’ve overcome was the fear of not writing. I always knew I wanted to write, that I had to write, but the right moment for it was not there for a long time. That fear of not ever writing the first book is passed, but there are other fears in its stead. The book is written but I fear it’s not good, that it will never get published, or that no one will ever read it. These are all pretty common fears for writers at one time or another. But there is also the fear of not doing anything with it. And which one is the bigger fear in the end?

It was some kind of providence that I saw this yesterday on Facebook, as I got ready to write this post:

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This is my goal for this year—to let Faith take the place of Fear. I can’t promise I’ll be able to completely let go at first, but I’m working on it. One fear at a time.

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