Insecure Writer’s Support Group Is the love child of author, Alex J Cavanaugh with the hope of offering support and encouragement to other writers who struggle with self-doubt and fears in expressing themselves through the fine art of creative writing.
Alex assures me this is a place where one can feel safe in sharing oneself. This hop is open the first Wednesday of every month. Share your thoughts on your blog, candidly. Talk about what’s holding you back or the hurdles you cleared. Dish out advice to those you visit on this journey because you may be the one person to help bring things into perspective.
How do you drive self-doubt from your mind? I am standing fact-to-face with a ginormous monster of self-doubt. Am I incapable of putting together a novel? Do I really want to write a novel? How do I clear my head of these thoughts?
I feel like I am at a crossroad. Instead of just going with my imagination’s flow of writing whatever tumbles out of my brain, I closed my mind to the possibility and the door is too heavy to open. My creativity isn’t turned off, just misdirected. I enjoy music and photography/photo-editing quite a bit. If you’re a regular on my site, then you know this obviously dominates my focus by my post contributions.
Goal: Instead of giving in to self-doubt, I will fight it by incorporating more of myself with each photo or song that I share with you. A small step yes, but it’s definitely a leap in the right direction.
Am I alone in the sea of self-doubt? I don’t think I am…strike that….I know that am not! If you’re feeling like this, then 5 Steps to Deal with Self-Doubt is a good way to gain a foot hold over this beast.
Let me say upfront, thank you for the encouragement. Members of the IWSG really know how to rally behind the underkitty. This week is a bit hairy coming off the holiday weekend, but I will visit you soon. I can’t wait to see what you are sharing this month.
Tired of self-doubt? Want a few That a girl/boy! to get you fired up? If so, then this is your personal invite to the #IWSG linky party!
Before I close, please pray for my dear friend. She is having a hysterectomy now. Ask God to allow things to go smoothly and nothing ugly discovered during the procedure. Thanks!