Writing Secret #2

2. Don't let anyone tell you you're not good enough.

If you love writing, write. It's that simple. Don't let anyone dictate what you do. If you have a passion for something, do it. Do something that you love. Don't do something to please someone else. In the long run, that won't bring you any happiness.

I didn't start writing because I wanted others to read my story and love it. I wrote BlackMoon Beginnings because I felt like I had  a story to tell. The imaginary people in my mind were basically screaming at me, so I had to write them down. It took me a long time before I told anyone that I was actually writing. Once others read it, they persuaded me to publish.

Long story short: do what you love and love what you do.

I watched this video recently and it gives a lot of really good advice for those who want to write. Actually, it can be applied to almost any occupation/hobby. Just watch it and you'll understand what I'm trying to say.

If you listen to the whispers of those around you, you won't get anywhere. If you love writing, your work will reflect that and your readers will know. Sometimes those one and two star reviews can hurt. Take it from someone who knows! Then, you get a reader who says something like this:

Review on BlackMoon Beginnings on Amazon

This review was a three star review and I think it may be my favorite review to date. Whoever wrote this, thank you so much for saying this! You have no idea how much your constructive criticism/kind words mean to me. I hope to take your advice and apply it to my writing! I want to learn and grow to become the best I can be. I realize that my writing is not as good as it can be. I can't afford an editor to fix all my mistakes, and yet people are still reading and enjoying my books. I love what I'm doing right now.

If you only take one thing from this post, let it be:

MAKE SURE YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO.

Nothing else matters as long as you love what you are doing. In the end, you'll be much happier.

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