By Belle Noire:
I struggle to write.
I’m sitting here with a blank page in
front of me, wondering what in the world I can write that anyone would be
interested in reading. Maybe no one will read it; there is a certain freedom in
that. But then, what’s the point of writing if no one does? I think that is the
central conundrum when you start to write: the simultaneous fear of being
ignored and getting attention is a big stumbling block, and not just for
writers. It’s all very well to trot out the old line of ‘dance like no one is
watching’ but it’s hard to find a reason to dance when no one is watching.
You’ve got two things to do here: you can suck it up and
find the self-belief that drives you on in the face of opposition, and you can
find people to read for you. The two work better in conjunction, but you need
at least one of them to get you through. If you are looking for a few friends
to look over your work, you can feel free to drop into our writers’ group, but
any group of friends who care enough to tell you the truth would work just as
well.
Hang on, did I say you had two options? Well of course,
there is another. You can do nothing.
Your call.
Whatever, keep writing.
