Confidence.
What is it?
When it comes to writing, confidence (amongst numerous other things) is feeling happy with what you're producing. It's the knowing that your story works, that it flows, that your characters are real. Yeah, you still may need to edit a few things, but you're confident you can do this, you're confident where these changes need to be, and that your changes will work.
You know what you're doing and you're happy.
But take a wee hiatus from writing and things can change.
I read a blog post a little while back and they mentioned that the longer you leave writing the more you lose your confidence. I've never considered this before, but having just taken a good few months off writing my WIP, I've found this to be true. I've gone back to it with mixed feelings. My characters are seeming 2 dimensional. The story isn't as fantastic as it used to be. Where's my enthusiasm? Where's my love for these people?
My confidence in this piece has fallen dramatically. Maybe it's to do with looking at it all through fresh eyes - minus the rose tinted glasses. I'm seeing faults. I'm seeing flaws. I know it's a good story - one that I'm happy with, and despite losing my enthusiasm, I know I could make it work.
The trick is finding that enthusiasm again. Which I'm working on. I can't and refuse adamantly to a abandon it. I'm so close to the end I can smell it, but can I bring myself to finish it?
That's the hard part.
But I will. I will force myself on. I will sit in front of that blank screen and write the last few chapters. And then I will edit it and I will correct the flaws that I see. I will make it work. I will love it again! It's all about having confidence in what you can do. Every writer needs this confidence. And it all starts by blogging about it.
First step to rebuilding that lost confidence: Check!
What is it?
When it comes to writing, confidence (amongst numerous other things) is feeling happy with what you're producing. It's the knowing that your story works, that it flows, that your characters are real. Yeah, you still may need to edit a few things, but you're confident you can do this, you're confident where these changes need to be, and that your changes will work.
You know what you're doing and you're happy.
But take a wee hiatus from writing and things can change.
I read a blog post a little while back and they mentioned that the longer you leave writing the more you lose your confidence. I've never considered this before, but having just taken a good few months off writing my WIP, I've found this to be true. I've gone back to it with mixed feelings. My characters are seeming 2 dimensional. The story isn't as fantastic as it used to be. Where's my enthusiasm? Where's my love for these people?
My confidence in this piece has fallen dramatically. Maybe it's to do with looking at it all through fresh eyes - minus the rose tinted glasses. I'm seeing faults. I'm seeing flaws. I know it's a good story - one that I'm happy with, and despite losing my enthusiasm, I know I could make it work.
The trick is finding that enthusiasm again. Which I'm working on. I can't and refuse adamantly to a abandon it. I'm so close to the end I can smell it, but can I bring myself to finish it?
That's the hard part.
But I will. I will force myself on. I will sit in front of that blank screen and write the last few chapters. And then I will edit it and I will correct the flaws that I see. I will make it work. I will love it again! It's all about having confidence in what you can do. Every writer needs this confidence. And it all starts by blogging about it.
First step to rebuilding that lost confidence: Check!
