Beat the Negativity!

[kitty_fic]

When you hear that little voice telling you that you're not a good writer or everything you're doing is wrong. How do you combat that?

I've had several friends tell me that their writing has been crippled by negative thoughts and attitude.

What do you do when you start to compare yourself to others or have that niggling voice in the back of your mind telling you that you can't do it?

What are some things you have done or can do to quiet that negativity and push forward with a positive attitude?


“Comparison is the thief of joy.” ~Dwight Edwards

Comments

[kjp-013.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking about this a lot recently, and I've come to the conclusion that I'm not a good writer. And you know what? I'm okay with that.

I've been writing longer, more plotty, stories in the last year (or I should say, trying...) and I've been struggling. I realised that that just isn't me. I've had writer's block for months with no end in sight, right up until I had that revelation. I'm not a writer of long, plotty stories; I write short pieces of fluff or PWP. And I think I'm pretty good at those.

Once I sat back and stopped trying to write the 20k fics, my writer's block broke and I've managed to write my remix fic (which was making me ill, trying to finish) and god knows how many short ficlets.

I think if you're struggling with how you see yourself as a writer, you need to look at what you know you're good at and concentrate on that for a while. Maybe, in the future, I'll start on those WiPs that are languishing on lappy, but, for now, I'm happy writing what I'm good at :)

[tariana.livejournal.com]

I am so glad to hear you say this because...

Oh, me too! I just cannot seem to write long fics! Everytime I try I just wind up getting discouraged because I abandon them before they get finished.

I think I'm better at littler things so I guess littler things is what I need to write.