March 7, 2014
For the past year, I have been using Judy Reeves book A Writer's Book of Days as my focus to hopefully become a better writer. The following lists come from the March section of this book.
Top Ten Fears of Writers
From Page 44:
A survey of regular writing practitioners showed these as the top ten fears of practicing the craft.
1. that I'm not good enough; that my writing is mediocre or bad
2. that my work is worthless, boring drivel, not clever, that I have nothing interesting to say
3. that I won't follow through or complete anything.
4. that I'll get stuck and nothing will come out
5. that I'll never learn the craft of writing
6. that I'll appear stupid or foolish; afraid of what people will think
7. that I'll hurt someone
8. that I'm a fake, lying, not telling the truth
9. that it's a waste of time
A tie for 10:
10. that it's been done or said before, better
10. that I won't get published
My Comments:
Like the writers surveyed, I share many of these 10 fears … with a few others that will remain nameless at this time. Currently, I had too many project going at the same time and need to prioritize. A writer friend said it best to me the other night, "I need to finish some old stuff before beginning anything new." I agree!
A survey of regular writing practitioners showed these as the top ten fears of practicing the craft.
1. that I'm not good enough; that my writing is mediocre or bad
2. that my work is worthless, boring drivel, not clever, that I have nothing interesting to say
3. that I won't follow through or complete anything.
4. that I'll get stuck and nothing will come out
5. that I'll never learn the craft of writing
6. that I'll appear stupid or foolish; afraid of what people will think
7. that I'll hurt someone
8. that I'm a fake, lying, not telling the truth
9. that it's a waste of time
A tie for 10:
10. that it's been done or said before, better
10. that I won't get published
My Comments:
Like the writers surveyed, I share many of these 10 fears … with a few others that will remain nameless at this time. Currently, I had too many project going at the same time and need to prioritize. A writer friend said it best to me the other night, "I need to finish some old stuff before beginning anything new." I agree!
Top Ten Joys of Writers
From page 45:
Those same writers, when asked to list their top ten joys about writing, came up with the following list. A number of ties emerged; we've included them all.
1. expressed many ways: the feeling of completeness, of being in sync with the universe, being present in the now; centered, peaceful, calm, being with myself.
2. feeling that I entertained the reader, made people laugh, touched someone
3. the feeling of being creative, "in the groove," being an artist
3. telling a story, creating characters, plots
4. connecting with others
4. playing with words, using language
4. having an audience, having other people read or hear my writing
5. expressing myself, putting myself on paper, recording my thoughts
5. being with other writers
6. finding out about myself
6. producing something
7. being published
7. finishing, the feeling of having written
7. leaving a legacy, making a mark on the world
8. becoming a more discerning reader
9. finding out I'm good, that there is promise
10. the surprises, finding out what happens
My Comment:
Again, I relate to many of these ten joys. One that has given me the most joy is being with other writers. I have had the honor and privilege to meet several published writers who I proudly call friend.
Copyright © 2014 Annie
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie
Those same writers, when asked to list their top ten joys about writing, came up with the following list. A number of ties emerged; we've included them all.
1. expressed many ways: the feeling of completeness, of being in sync with the universe, being present in the now; centered, peaceful, calm, being with myself.
2. feeling that I entertained the reader, made people laugh, touched someone
3. the feeling of being creative, "in the groove," being an artist
3. telling a story, creating characters, plots
4. connecting with others
4. playing with words, using language
4. having an audience, having other people read or hear my writing
5. expressing myself, putting myself on paper, recording my thoughts
5. being with other writers
6. finding out about myself
6. producing something
7. being published
7. finishing, the feeling of having written
7. leaving a legacy, making a mark on the world
8. becoming a more discerning reader
9. finding out I'm good, that there is promise
10. the surprises, finding out what happens
My Comment:
Again, I relate to many of these ten joys. One that has given me the most joy is being with other writers. I have had the honor and privilege to meet several published writers who I proudly call friend.
Copyright © 2014 Annie
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie
RSS Feed
