I’m going to be brief and to the point today. This is a message for every writer out there, myself included. You need to stop…
…Defining success by number of book sales.
…Pressuring yourself to always write well.
…Assuming no one wants to read your work.
…Writing what everyone else is writing just to feed the market.
…Doubting your own talent, skills, and dedication.
…Equating a missed quota or wordless day with failure.
…Getting pulled down by bad reviews or negative criticism.
…Paying attention to unwarranted opinions on what you should or shouldn’t write.
…Trying to write stories and characters that will please everyone.
…Finding excuses to not get back to work and finish that story.
You’re better than all of that. Keep calm and write on, friend.
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Today, I share Nate’s great advice with you:
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Good advice. Must concentrate on following it.
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Thanks, John!
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Doubting myself and assuming no one wants to read my work will never go away. 😦
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Don’t tell yourself that! :O I have no doubt that what you write is fantastic.
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Thanks but I am pretty sure my writing is bad. I think my story and characters are great but putting it/them into words is hard. I don’t think I am good at describing things.
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We all have aspects of storytelling that are harder for us. Keep at it 🙂
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Excellent advice! How did he know? 🙂
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Thanks for reading, Kimberly 🙂
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An inspiring post!! 🙂
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Excellent post, well done.
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Thanks!
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You hit the nail on the head again, Nate. Well said.
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Excellent advice! I rarely bother with New Year resolutions, and I wasn’t going to this year, but you’ve just done it for me!
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Nice! I’ll be applying this to myself as well 🙂
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Hey! I’m a new follower! By the way I saw the list of books you wrote, I write books too.
http://thesoundsofgrace.wordpress.com
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Hi, Esther! Glad to have you around 🙂
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Yeah it’s nice to meet you, how long have you been blogging?
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I started blogging about four years ago. This specific blog, however, has been up since November 2015.
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Cool, I started blogging three months ago. I like your blog, it’s pretty cool.
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Thanks 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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This is great advice.
I’m new to your blog. I like your writing style. It’s a combination of intelligence and humor.
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Thanks, Amber! It’s great to have you around 🙂
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