Feb 12, 2024
Do you ever ask yourself if you are still a writer?
Most people who stumble across me on social media have no idea who I am.
My writing has broken no records and hasn’t made any big-name best-seller lists. Somedays, I feel like the only person who cares about my stories is me. Days when I wonder why I even bother to put words on ‘paper.’ This fall, I was ‘ghosted’ at a book signing event and didn’t sell a single book. I haven’t written anything besides my blog posts for the last two months for a variety of reasons, including the death of my mother and some harsh criticism I received for the first chapter of my WIP.
Am I still a writer?
Based on my recent on-line book sales, the answer is yes. According to the new story churning in my brain, my characters hope so. I’m not convinced.
But blogging is writing, correct? It’s committing words to ‘paper’.
Truth is, I’ve been avoiding writing. It isn’t writer’s block, it’s me finding other things to do. Shoot, I’ve been doing housework instead of sitting in front of my computer—and I hate doing housework. It’s weird. In the past, it was the opposite. I couldn’t be pried away from my stories to take care of other duties.
Am I still a writer? Who gets to decide?
Me. Only I get to make that decision. No one can tell me I’m not a writer. So, I herby declare that I’m a writer on a semi-break. I will get back to my stories. My fingers are itching to get back to the keyboard. I put too much effort into my WIP to abandon it now. After I do my taxes. And clean out a box I stashed in the cupboard two years ago and haven’t looked at since. It holds all the printed out critiques for many of my books.
How about out other authors? Do they ever question their status as a writer? Let’s find out of they share by following the links below.
As always, until next time, please stay safe.
Feb 12, 2024
Do you ever ask yourself if you are still a writer?