Welp, it's January 2022 already!
Happy New Year!
This is the first Wednesday of the month and the first Insecure Writer's Support Group posting of the year. Need support or advice from the best writing community out there? Join us HERE.
Thanks so much to Alex Cavanaugh for hosting, and to this month's co-hosts: Erika Beebe, Olga Godim, Sandra Cox, Sarah Foster, and Chemist Ken!
This month's optional question is: What's the one thing about your writing career you regret the most? Were you able to overcome it?
Answer? I wish I had started writing sooner. I'd wanted to write for years, but circumstances were never right (according to the negative mind chatter that also said I couldn't do it, so why bother). And I wish that I hadn't let my fears keep me from actively writing once I did decide to start (you know, that negative mind chatter thing again that stopped me from putting words on paper because they weren't good enough).
I've come to the conclusion that fear is the root of all evil. How many times have I let it get in the way? How many times have I given negativity too much space in my head? Too many to count on both counts.
Now I write because I can't not do it. Right or Wrong, Good or Bad, I just do it, which is what I should have done all along.
Why does it take so long to learn a valuable lesson?
Do you let fear or negativity get in your way?
What do you regret the most about your writing career,
and have you overcome it?
