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Welcome to my Marchposting for ISWG. Where we: post our thoughts, talk about our doubts, any fears we may have conquered, discuss our struggles and triumphs, and offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling.


I write under two pen names. This one and...the other one :-). I'm trying to keep them separate, but today is the other one's turn being insecure.
I have completed a book. It is absolutely the best thing I have written to date.

I've run it by my 2 cps and my beta. One of my cps is NY Times best selling author. The other cp is the best passive verb catcher on the planet. She will not let me get away with even 1 in a story. And I've tried - really, really tried. My beta is an award winning, best selling author.  I'm only pointing this out - well for two reasons - number 1 - my cps and beta are experienced authors, so their opinions count and 2 - I'm kinda proud of their accomplishments. 

So what's my issue?  My two cps said my latest is very good. My one cp and I have a running joke about about I should be calling Spielberg and sending it in. My beta said -
So freaking AWESOME. Your writing is…holy crap, so GOOD! I cut that from her beta read. And personally, I am proud of it. So what's wrong you ask, still wondering? 

I won't sent it to my publisher. I have several published books so I am not exactly a newbie. And each time there is that self-doubt that wells up. But I have dealt and sent in the manuscript.

This time, the self-doubt/insecurity is on hyperdrive. I won't send it in until I read it one more time. I won't send it in until I've check for things I missed on the last read through. I won't send it in until there is world peace.

I know I'm being silly. I know it, but I can't seem to do anything about. So I am truly hoping that when IWSG day comes around I have sent the manuscript in.
Fingers crossed.

Writing this the day before - nope - no suck luck. Haven't sent it in. Not done book 3 and I want it done just to make sure I don't have to change anything in book 1. I'm not a plotter. Oh well.







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