User blog comment:Nathanation/motivation/@comment-25052433-20150509013330

Well, the first thing I would suggest to you is to stop with the self loathing, trust me, it impresses no one. It does not make you appear humble, self aware or inspire anyone to reach out to you.

The truth is, if you want people to listen to you, rather it be through advice or any other venue, you must first sell yourself as someone worth helping, and trust me, the "poor little ol' me" routine will not earn you any pity points.

Nope, you must first have faith in yourself, whether it be in your writing abilities or otherwise, before anyone else is going to invest in you or your stories.

Think of it like this, if you're an inventor and you come up with a great product, how do you present that product to potential investors? Do you go in there and tell them that it's basically crap, created by the crappiest inventor of all time? Well, you do if you want no one to invest a dime into you.

You have to have confidence in yourself first and foremost, even if you have to fake it. I realize that my stories haven't risen quite to the level of popularity that I would like them to, but trust me, when I tell others about them, I sell those bastards like they were the product of an orgy between Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft.

You have to set a nice table before you even bring the food out for tasting, and from the looks of this blog, your table is a mess.

So that is my first piece of advice, adjust your own self image, especially when you're telling people about yourself. Because the world is full of people that will take great pleasure in tearing you down, but you have to be able to count on yourself to be the one strong voice in your corner.

Now, with that said, don't take this as me advising you to be arrogant or cocky, because trust me, that won't work for you either. You simply have to be honest with yourself and your abilities, and hope that the environment that you land in will be kind enough to nurture you where you need to be.

So, let's look a few actual examples of areas where you can improve, just based off of this blog.

You mention in the first sentence that you are the worst writer ever. Now, just going off of that, anything you write will carry that stain of self inflicted hatred. So, instead of saying that you're a horrible writer, just say that you're a writer that hasn't had a big break yet.

Instead of saying that you lack potential, say that you are untested and that you're still trying to find your voice in writing.

Now, I know this may have seemed harsh, so let me warm it up a bit. Here, we want you to succeed. This is one community where, as long as you're not an ass about it, we will help you through the growing pains of writing.

If you need help or advice on a specific story, we have a Writer's Workshop just for that.

Finally, if you're just having a time finding your place here, reach out. Hit me up on my talk page with your issues, or contact any staff member of senior user around here. We will be happy to help, and you won't need to self inflict hatred in the process.

Good luck, stick around, become a good writer. We are all in your corner.