Yesterday I had a bad
attack of the doubt crows.
The worst thing about
the doubt crows is they don't just attack one insecurity, they swoop
down and peck at everything.
They told me:
- I am wasting my time writing
- I take on too much, writing takes up too much time
- I am a Bad Mother
Interestingly they said
I was a Bad Mother for over scheduling activities for the 8 year old
AND for neglecting her to write.
Contradictory doubt
crows.
They picked apart every
worry I have about work, finance and life in general.
And once they start
it's hard to banish them.
Every published author
I know still gets attacked by the doubt crows. This week there has
been a series of inspirational blogs by lots of Harlequin M&B
writers to help New Voices entrants battle their demons.
Barbara T Wallace
chronicled her fifteen year path to publication, Maisey Yates
reassured us that she didn't win a competition either, Jessica Hart told us about books she wrote that didn't make it to publication and
Donna Alward gave us a much needed talking to.
I banished the evil
birds (for now) with the wise words and sympathy of my on-line
writing friends and then met up with friends for pasta and just a
little bit of wine. This morning my husband took the daughter to
school allowing me a much needed and very rare sleep-in.
Today it all seems much better. Sometimes we all need to allow ourselves a little bit of wallowing, just not too much!
Also the second chapters were uploaded yesterday. There is a huge amount of exciting talent out there. I was pleased to see that my favourite from the first round produced a fantastic second chapter. I'm rooting for Charlotte Phillips' Honeymoon with a Stranger. How about you?
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