For her latest Blogging Insights prompt, Dr. Tanya asks us only one question. She wants to know about self doubt, an affliction, she says, that affects writers nearly as often as writer’s bock. It’s a fear, doubt, and/or lack of confidence that attacks writers from time to time. The doctor wants to know:
How often are you afflicted by self doubt and what do you do about it?
There have been many aspects of my life when I’ve been filled with and almost paralyzed by self doubt. But when it comes to my blog, I can honestly say that I’ve never been afflicted by self doubt. That may come across as if I’m full of myself, but that’s not the case. I just love to write blog posts. What’s not to love?
I love expressing my opinions and perspectives. I love writing flash fiction pieces. I enjoy the creative challenges. It’s not something I fear and I don’t lack confidence. And I rarely run out of things to write.
I’m not saying that I’m a blogger extraordinaire or that my posts are any better than those of other bloggers. I’m just saying that when I compose a post, I don’t doubt my ability to write something that I’m proud of and that I hope others will enjoy reading.
That said, I do doubt myself when it comes to my proofreading skills, as I’m sure way too many typos, misspellings, or grammatical errors have found their way into my published posts than I would like.
I’m with you. I’m full of self doubt on the big things, but blogging?
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Well your posts are always good. I think that we aren’t worried about our posts because we are not being judged on them.
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Well, we are, in a way, being judged by the number of followers, likes, and comments, but many of us blog for our own enjoyment, regardless of the follows, likes, and comments we get.
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Yes that’s true but I often forget to check my likes etc!
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It’s great to know that you have no self-doubt while blogging, but one has to be as prolific a writer as you to reach that stage.
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Thanks. I’m less prolific this year than I was last year.
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There is something about email and blogging that seems to let more of that stuff go through. But also, you know as we get older, our typing gets less accurate. Mine gets worse day by day and i don’t even drink.
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