I joined the Deadwood Writers group about two years ago. It's a wonderful group of writers who are very encouraging and very inspiring. We do more than critiquing each others work. John, our facilitator, encourages us to think outside the box. We do projects that help us improve as writers. Our group is about learning and growing in our craft. This project of using a blog to journal about our experiences with new technologies is a perfect example. I don't think I would have ever created a blog on my own.
I left the group for a while. During that time, I was writing sporadically. I found that I missed the feedback and the encouragement I got from the group. I'm attending the meetings again. I'm ready to focus and to find my passion-- the love for writing that I once had. A day didn't go by that I didn't write something, even if it was a journal entry. I want that back. Attending the meetings and reading what others are doing is very inspirational. Sometimes it's intimidating--to read others' work and know how good they are as writers--it make me wonder if I'm good enough or if I'll ever be that good.
Sometimes, I think I'm afraid to write for fear of failure...what if my story isn't good enough, interesting enough... the plot is lacking or no one would care about my characters. All these fears bombard my psyche and paralyze me. But I am determined to regain who I am... I am a writer. Though I may struggle and my fiction hasn't been published yet, I was born to write. I had the passion and slowly I feel it coming back.
I left the group for a while. During that time, I was writing sporadically. I found that I missed the feedback and the encouragement I got from the group. I'm attending the meetings again. I'm ready to focus and to find my passion-- the love for writing that I once had. A day didn't go by that I didn't write something, even if it was a journal entry. I want that back. Attending the meetings and reading what others are doing is very inspirational. Sometimes it's intimidating--to read others' work and know how good they are as writers--it make me wonder if I'm good enough or if I'll ever be that good.
Sometimes, I think I'm afraid to write for fear of failure...what if my story isn't good enough, interesting enough... the plot is lacking or no one would care about my characters. All these fears bombard my psyche and paralyze me. But I am determined to regain who I am... I am a writer. Though I may struggle and my fiction hasn't been published yet, I was born to write. I had the passion and slowly I feel it coming back.
You write well. This entry shows the word flow. Fear can be healthy. It's better to struggle and have set backs. Those experiences helps us grow. Only ceasing to write would be a tragic failure.
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