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I’d say, as I often tend to do, keep writing.

Every writer struggles with self-doubt from time to time, but being confident in and knowing what you’re doing is a step in the right direction. So keep writing, learn some terminology, and find your voice as a writer. Also, reading through your own writing usually helps. Gives you an idea of how much you’ve actually improved.

Come to think of what your strengths are. There are things you bring to the table that nobody else could, and that’s the beauty of it all. No matter how insecure you might feel about yourself and your writing, it doesn’t change that fact.

Cut yourself some slack. Allow yourself to simply write without dedicating yourself to the material. Write something silly, allow yourself to write badly. You’re not under any pressure. The manuscript isn’t done until you say it’s done. And a bad one doesn’t mean you’re a bad writer, or that you’re incapable of becoming a better one.

Your manuscript won’t always live up to your expectations/standards, and you never know how your story is going to be perceived by other people, and that’s also a common fear to take into consideration. So here’s a reminder: Your story will not be everyone’s cup of tea. You can’t please everyone, and that’s okay, you’re not here to please the entirety of the human race! You’re here to please yourself, share your thoughts and feelings with world, write the story you want to write, and by doing so, the rest will follow.

So keep writing. You have all the time in the world. A bad manuscript is still an achievement, what’s important is that you’re writing.

- D

Even if you're not getting the attention you want, just like there will always be people that dislike your writing, there will also always be people that love it.

There are always going to be people that go back and reread your writing when they need a distraction or something fun to focus their time on. Your writing is important, and it's so easy to lose sight of that.

We creators tend to take ourselves too seriously, if I may be frank. We act like if our works aren't the best of the best, then what's the point... but part of living is continuous learning - and that applies to the arts too. Even the best writer in the world still has more to learn. So that's the beauty in self-doubt, is that you know you have things you can improve, so instead of focusing on how bad you feel it is, focus instead on how you can improve it.

And if all else fails, remember you can always edit it to be better later on. Sometimes in the moment of writing, something comes out seeming like it's perfect but as you're editing you come up with a better way to say it, or a piece of dialogue that suits your character more.

I think the most beautiful thing about being a writer is the ability to go back and change things to better suit your narrative later.

If you don't like it now, that doesn't mean you'll never like it.

Happy writing, and I hope our advice helps.

-H

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