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| Janna Malamud Smith (An Absorbing Errand) |
I recently signed up for Writers Digest. The first
article I read was called "Three Fears That Stop Writers from
Writing". I'll link to it below.
The Article is written by
Janna Malamud Smith based on her new book An Absorbing Errand
After reading the article I
realized I couldn't relate to any of them.
1. Fear of Being Seen
My fear is NOT being seen. I'd
hate to think I'm doing all this work and no one will ever notice.
2. Fear of Being Humiliate
Embarrassment and the fear of
being humiliated is a very powerful de-railer. For me, however, it comes with
the territory. I would love nothing better than a ton of horrible
reviews...because that would mean people have read my book and feel it is
worthy of being reviewed. I'm much more afraid of indifference and apathy.
Think about how many people hate and ridicule Stephanie Meyer. I could only
hope to be that despised. Every author who has made a living at the craft has
critics that despise them. So please, try to humiliate me. I'll take it as a
sign that I'm heading in the right direction.
2. Fear of Aloneness
I'll be honest: 15 years ago I
did struggle with this. I actually ended a relationship because I never had
time to write. I quickly realized I was an idiot but by then it was too late.
Then I started to worry I would never find love again. After all, how can you
be happy and creative at the same time.
Stupid, self-indulgent
artsy-stuff. Of course you can be happy and creative. Now I do not fear being
alone. I have a wonderful relationship but I crave more and more time alone. If
I don't have time to myself I kind of implode.
So, since I have none of these fears, there should be no reason not to write. I definitely have the drive and the ambition. And, starting this week,I finally have the time to actually do the work.
Please comment below. Do you suffer from any of these fears?
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