The Writer Inside of Us

How do you know you can write? What a question! Still, it is something I believe we writers come to ask ourselves time and time again. For many of us, those first attempts at writing are baby steps. A bit of dabbling here or there but we aren't truly sure we have it in us to write a full-length novel. And then we do it. And it's the most amazing feeling of accomplishment, but what now?

For many (myself included), we continue to learn more about the craft of writing. So much that we realize our first novel is not the kind of quality work we are ready to unveil to the world. But it gets better as most everything does with practice. And before you know it, you are craving time to write. Yet despite all of this, the day will come when you question whether you are meant to write or whether you have got it in you to keep writing.

A writer by nature is a lone profession, which is why it is so important to build a network of authors and critique partners. Without them, doubt creeps in, shaking your belief in yourself that you can actually write.

So that brings me back to my main question. How do we know we are meant to write? Maybe you find yourself daydreaming scenes and storylines all the time. Or you have characters acting out lines in your head. Or you can't wait to sit down and write. Or maybe you just like to tell stories. Whatever your impetus, be open to it. Release the writer inside of you.

Happy Writing this week!

 

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