Thoughts for Thursday – Why Writing is Not a Career for Wimps

Originally posted on Romance Writers Weekly:

Writing is one of the hardest professions I know. Okay, there are tougher ones… police officer, firefighter, even teachers, but all in all, writing a novel, a short story, even a magazine article is hard work. It’s harder than hard. It can be absolutely terrifying and emotionally draining. Then to have it printed? Holy crap! You’ve just put your most personal thoughts, emotions, gut reactions, dreams, aspirations, desires, needs (I could go on) out there. Way out there… in a big wide world full of people who will read what you wrote! Now your written words are available to all sorts of scrutiny, comment and horribly enough, even to ridicule.

Your mind whirls with questions. Is my writing good enough? Could I have done more? Does the dialogue flow? Are my characters likeable? Was it ready for people other than family or that special someone in my life, to read?…

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