Lights, Too Loud, Am I Good Enough Syndrome.... Thoughts from a Writer Blog by margaret buapim www.authormyb.com You've written the manuscript and you're 160,000 words in. The story is complete. You're so close to the end zone when the inner critic starts its cycling. Do I have what it takes? Maybe no one will be interested. Maybe I should just give up and crawl back to that day job or,better yet, find a quiet but good career doing something with books but definitely not playing around with my own creative cartwheel. I think we've all been there. Doing the work is half the battle. The other half is knowing that you've done your part. The rest is with the imagination and heart of the reader, including your editor and agent and those you've entrusted on your team. My first go around was a self publishing effort, although I still had a team. I was grateful for the hand holding I did receive because they caught spelling errors and still validated that I had a
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NANOWRIMO 2022 I had a deadline of June 2022 to finish my 2nd Novel. I am on my final edit and even I can say, I think I have a good story here - one that readers might really enjoy. Problem is, I have fluctuated between being a full time and part time writer. Something to difficult to really do for a writer like myself who lives, breathes and probably was created for the writing tribe. Creators understand it best and I have gotten my best writing advice by way of books and twitter posts (long distance extensions) from Stephen King. Words rule my world. I have never thrown away my work and as I have gotten older, the metaphysical door of my story life continues to grow deeper and wider. A recent post by Stephen King about Mary Shelley hit home perfectly and rephrases his previous words about the almost telepathic gift that writers are given. Which brings me back to #NANOWRIMO2022 and this season of pushing forward to finish. I have the wonderful opportunity to interview authors on