I think that’s what I’m suffering with--Imposter Syndrome. Especially after I’ve read multiple writers articles and stories on Medium.com and on here. My negative inner critic says “you don’t write as well as these writers do so why did you think you could get paid to write on Medium?” I published three stories on there so far but have now resorted to commenting on other writers’ work. Also, I’m in the middle of writing my next book even though I began writing the draft in 2008... I have been jotting down ideas to continue telling my story (which I presently can’t decide whether my WIP will be a fictionalized account of the eighteen years of domestic abuse I dealt with at the hands of a man I fell in love with or to write this book as a Memoir...) Having imposter syndrome does suck but I know in my heart and head that it will pass eventually. At least I hope so! I’ve been writing stories since I was 8 years old so I don’t plan to give up my writing.
Well, here's the good thing about Imposter Syndrome - only people who have some level of competence suffer from it. If you know nothing, you have no idea how incompetent you are and you sail right along. For example, I have absolutely zero episodes of Imposter Syndrome regarding my abilities with nuclear (or any other kind of) physics!
But yes, it's truly awful when it's hitting you. I wish I had a strategy for making it go away, other than time, but I don't. Typically I just grit my teeth and push on with whatever it is I feel I should be doing. And I have people I trust to talk me down off the metaphoric ledge if it gets really bad.
When I had a few strangers sign up for my newsletter my brain exploded just a little bit...excited and nervous at the same time. Before I started writing the next newsletter post I decided to ground in my Why again. I write my newsletter to practice getting my voice out there in the world. Sometimes I really like what I have written and sometimes not, but I have to remind myself it is not about perfection.
LOL, that's exactly what I did. I reminded myself that when people subscribe to my newsletter I'm promising to share my journey about starting to write fiction in my late 60s. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Sometimes I go back and reread my very first post. It helps.
I think that’s what I’m suffering with--Imposter Syndrome. Especially after I’ve read multiple writers articles and stories on Medium.com and on here. My negative inner critic says “you don’t write as well as these writers do so why did you think you could get paid to write on Medium?” I published three stories on there so far but have now resorted to commenting on other writers’ work. Also, I’m in the middle of writing my next book even though I began writing the draft in 2008... I have been jotting down ideas to continue telling my story (which I presently can’t decide whether my WIP will be a fictionalized account of the eighteen years of domestic abuse I dealt with at the hands of a man I fell in love with or to write this book as a Memoir...) Having imposter syndrome does suck but I know in my heart and head that it will pass eventually. At least I hope so! I’ve been writing stories since I was 8 years old so I don’t plan to give up my writing.
Well, here's the good thing about Imposter Syndrome - only people who have some level of competence suffer from it. If you know nothing, you have no idea how incompetent you are and you sail right along. For example, I have absolutely zero episodes of Imposter Syndrome regarding my abilities with nuclear (or any other kind of) physics!
But yes, it's truly awful when it's hitting you. I wish I had a strategy for making it go away, other than time, but I don't. Typically I just grit my teeth and push on with whatever it is I feel I should be doing. And I have people I trust to talk me down off the metaphoric ledge if it gets really bad.
When I had a few strangers sign up for my newsletter my brain exploded just a little bit...excited and nervous at the same time. Before I started writing the next newsletter post I decided to ground in my Why again. I write my newsletter to practice getting my voice out there in the world. Sometimes I really like what I have written and sometimes not, but I have to remind myself it is not about perfection.
LOL, that's exactly what I did. I reminded myself that when people subscribe to my newsletter I'm promising to share my journey about starting to write fiction in my late 60s. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Sometimes I go back and reread my very first post. It helps.