Writerly Musings

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Turning Pages

We all reach a point in our lives and careers when we must decide to remain stagnate and go with the status quo or reach out for new things--to risk the unknown. I have always struggled with self-confidence as a person and a writer. Even when teachers were strongly encouraging me in school to really pursue my writing I always felt that I wasn't really good enough. I still struggle with the idea of calling myself a writer even though this is how I make my living. As a result, I've decided to turn the page to some degree and make serious efforts to improve my writing ability.

For many this involves going back to school and that is on the plate eventually. For the time being my last little one is still home with me and I would like to enjoy as much of this precious time with her as possible. I will be self educating in many ways. More importantly, I will be devoting some of the time previously spent writing for clients writing for myself. This means that I will earn a little less in the hear and now in hopes of earning more in the future.

I also plan join critic groups and give and take the constuctive criticism I've been lacking. Part of this is the result of sheer terror and an utter lack of confidence on my part. It's odd that I will bare my soul to my husband but can't stand for him to read the work I've written. I would much rather see it in the hands of total strangers than the person that means the most to me. Isn't that odd?

Maybe I'm an odd bird--well strike that maybe. The point is, it is time for me to turn the page and become the writer I hope to be. This means investing in personal writing pursuits while keeping up with business writing (and hopefully not reaching complete and total burnout in the process). The hope is that in the future this will lead to bigger and better things for me as a writer and as a person.

At any rate, I will share useful websites and educational books that I come across in my search for growth as a writer so stay tuned. You never know what you'll find!

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