User blog:Murcas/A Bit Worried.

I have a very big fear, and I'm sure plenty of people share it, it is the fear of failure. I always stress out about the smallest things. I want to put out the best work I can, but then I start having apprehensions and doubs; I start second guessing myself and sometimes, and just sometimes, I completely break down and can't function. I want to produce quality work here, and I am going to go out of my way just to do that, but there's always that fear in the back of my head, that gnawing little bug that burrows in your ear and whispers all th things that could go wrong. And then you start thinking about all the things that could go wrong, then you look at your story and see everything wrong with it. This could be either good or bad, depending on how you see it. Good, because if you find the faults and fix them immediately, that's less work for editors, on the flip side, you may just see the entire project as a folly and decided not to go through with it. I've read many motivational things about how now famous authors were once turned down time and time again because their work "wasn't good enough". I take solace in the fact that they have the same fears I do, but I really need to learn how to deal with it better. I can't stop functioning just because my story was rejected or got a bad review, I have to use that as motivation and keep at it. That's what I tell myself, at least. So, to all the writers out there that fear failure, know that it's perfectly natural, but it's not natural to let it consume you. Take heart, believe in what you're doing, write with passion and give it your all, don't half ass things. Anyway, I've talked enough. Blessed be, everyone. :3