tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post2496021286178719995..comments2023-07-18T04:32:44.951-04:00Comments on The Thrill Begins: Six Ways to Write Through Self-DoubtCathyPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671747592743029540noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-9774784011082280762014-01-21T14:18:42.323-05:002014-01-21T14:18:42.323-05:00Sloankady, your point about staying humble and ope...Sloankady, your point about staying humble and open to learning is key. Would you mind sharing the link to your blog too?Erin Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021926977245785860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-17239900023252096232014-01-19T20:37:25.729-05:002014-01-19T20:37:25.729-05:00Very poignant, and so very true. I'm a thrille...Very poignant, and so very true. I'm a thriller/suspense writer, and I always feel—at some point during the writing process—that everything's falling off the rails, or that my work is just the worst heap of crap the world has ever seen. <br /><br />I agree that if a writer claims to have never experienced self doubt, that's a sure sign that they're not to be trusted by readers. Self doubt never feels great, but it does do us writers one very significant favor: it keeps us humble and open to learning...always. It's when we think that there's nothing more to learn that our writing will truly be poor. <br /><br />I also wrote a blog article that pertains to this very topic, as I think it's an important one for writers. sloankady.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-21939116856159994412014-01-17T10:59:00.891-05:002014-01-17T10:59:00.891-05:00Such a great exercise, Ian, and often hard to do, ...Such a great exercise, Ian, and often hard to do, because we might be tempted to feel it's "unproductive" (i.e., not adding to the real word count). But I think it's a wonderful way to discover what's most important to our characters.Erin Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021926977245785860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-27295964527064509842014-01-16T17:19:28.840-05:002014-01-16T17:19:28.840-05:00Love these ideas, Erin. I'm in the process of ...Love these ideas, Erin. I'm in the process of writing backstory that won't appear and it;s creating a vision for parts of the novel I wasn't expecting.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-31993515035254323262014-01-16T10:30:25.665-05:002014-01-16T10:30:25.665-05:00Anxiety can work in our favor, that's the upsi...Anxiety can work in our favor, that's the upside! If we let it, self-doubt can keep us sharp and always striving toward excellence. Best wishes on your second book, and all of them!Erin Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021926977245785860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-60320296252865550852014-01-16T09:05:29.444-05:002014-01-16T09:05:29.444-05:00An excellent post, Erin. Thank you. Good to know t...An excellent post, Erin. Thank you. Good to know that another author suffers from the same anxieties. Interesting that you hoped the doubts would fade with experience. I was hoping for the same (I'm working on novel #2 at present). In that case I'd better bookmark this to read when I need encouragement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011399615565681742.post-82765787875467618232014-01-16T08:46:54.363-05:002014-01-16T08:46:54.363-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com