1 post tagged “author”

We know we want to write…but we don’t…….and why is that?

Because we know how much work it takes. We're not just writing in our diaries, people. We write in hopes of being able to make a career out of this thing. It’s not that we’re not interested in writing that we don’t do it.

We love writing with a vengeance. We wouldn’t be waking up every morning thinking about it, going to bed every night ready to dream about it, and sitting at work every afternoon wishing we were doing it. It’s not that we’re not interested in writing.

The problem, as I see it, is that there is a lot of pressure on us as aspiring writers. We have so much to think about – because like I said. This ain’t no diary writing. We’re seeking to make writing our career. Not that there’s millionaire money in writing fiction novels…unless your initials are S.K., of course. But there are some authors who are making an honest and comfortable enough living – and they put their all into what they’re writing. There’s a lot we have to focus on – beyond not making grammatical errors.

It’s hard work – harder work than our day jobs – to write words that we hope captivates a readers emotions, feelings, thoughts, and attention for about 200-300 pages. It’s a lot of pressure; and the constant fear of never being able to measure up debilitates our confidence in what we love, and what we want to accomplish.

There comes a point and a time when you must say bye-bye to the fear, the low self-confidence, the doubt and the hopelessness. One day, you have to say yes to it – because all those feelings might still be there, and you have to fight and pray your way through them. If we sit around waiting to stop being afraid, we can kiss our dreams good bye, and keep saying hello to our cubicles and minimum wages. I mean, if you’re going to make minimum wage, at least make it doing what you love – verses something you can barely tolerate. If you’re like me, writing is your dream, and you’re very afraid to approach it, and even more afraid to believe in it. But at some point, the pen has to hit the paper, the fingers have to hit the keyboard, and we’re going to have to do it afraid. Whether your dream is writing or something else, you’re going to have to do it afraid.