It IS really, really hard work! I used to think that writers must have a supreme amount of discipline and self-confidence to throw those words on the page and proudly let people read them. Now, I realize that writing is actually 1% inspiration....and 99%...uh...mentally flogging oneself daily. And the self-confidence? A writer friend of mine who has been published several times, recently said that the self-confidence, although increasing at minuscule amounts each publication, never actually appears full blown in writers. They always look back at their published works and say, "Yeah...that was great, I can't do it again." Then, on with the daily mental flogging.
But your hard work appears to be worth it, Bug. I don't mean that in the *pat 'im on the head cause he needs encouragement" way either.
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Date: 2007-01-09 09:42 pm (UTC)But your hard work appears to be worth it, Bug. I don't mean that in the *pat 'im on the head cause he needs encouragement" way either.