Overcome Your Fear and Doubt As A New(er) Writer

Find redemption and liberation by stepping up and speaking your truth

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When you first started, did you feel this too?

I hoped that folks would like what I had created.

I wanted people to like what I had written.

I wished them to be proud of me.

I craved nothing more than to feel a sense of validation.

I needed all of the failure, rejection, and doubt I had been through to mean something.

But the truth was, I struggled with self-doubt and fear of failure.

Every single time I hit publish, I questioned what I had written when I put it out there for people to read. Every positive comment or email made me feel elated, but at the same time, I felt like an impostor. Not like a “real” writer.

It took a lot of hard work and dedication to get past this feeling, but eventually, I did it. I kept writing and putting out my words, even though it was scary at times.