tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post2526292838922983745..comments2014-08-20T23:30:26.057-06:00Comments on Jayrod P. Garrett: "Writing is the hardest thing you will ever choose to do."Jayrod P. Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12856869742909290300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-47466308650990044322014-08-19T13:31:07.411-06:002014-08-19T13:31:07.411-06:00Writing IS hard work. One of the tough parts about...Writing IS hard work. One of the tough parts about being an writer, aside from showing up at the page and mastering the craft, is not knowing where you'll end up. Will the story I'm working on ever see the light of day, will it ever reach readers and, if it does, how will they respond? It's that desire to reach others with my work that both scares and challenges me.<br /><br />Good luck with your journey. Congrats on your college graduation!Denise D. Younghttp://denisedyoung.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-9550670466660259462014-08-18T22:20:24.592-06:002014-08-18T22:20:24.592-06:00It's just good to see you back. (o:It's just good to see you back. (o:Deb Ehttp://deberelene.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-17888480413344423822014-08-18T14:29:37.196-06:002014-08-18T14:29:37.196-06:00Lucky you, we're only 42 days into this round!...Lucky you, we're only 42 days into this round! <br /><br />You sound very positive, despite everything that's gone on, and that's great. Hope all goes well with all your endeavors, especially saving your marriage. I'll be interested to see how the short story goes. It's always tough to pick something up after it's sat for a while.<br /><br />John Holton<br /><a href="http://thesoundofonehandtyping.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">The Sound Of One Hand Typing</a>John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-76222597623500334592014-08-17T15:29:16.664-06:002014-08-17T15:29:16.664-06:00It's and interesting coincidence that we'r...It's and interesting coincidence that we're both in the same boat right now in terms of diving back into writing and trying to jump over our fear of words and the fear of failing. I'm right there with you, having "officially" started to write again about two weeks ago now, a result of serious soul-searching and a heart-to-heart with one of my writing friends. <br /><br />I, too, had to prioritize graduating and getting my head into the teaching game over the sprawling roommate that is writing in terms of brain space. Tackling depression and anxiety attacks did not help with that but by now I feel I am slowly reclaiming writing as something I feel I can do, even if I slowly have to ease into it, on a daily, or near-daily basis. <br /><br />And you're right. It's hard. There are all these nagging self-doubts that come with my personal brand of impostor syndrome. There's that feeling of not being good enough, of feeling like I'm making my work worse rather than better by over-editing and over-thinking it. That's where community comes in. I love my writer friends for the support, and by support I mean occasional ass-kicking, they give, cheering me on relentlessly and offering an outlet to share those doubts and fears while keeping an overall goal in mind. <br /><br />For me that goal is wrapping up my edits on my dystopian novel within the next week and, more importantly, to stick with writing and start new things (a short story or two are on my priority list of things to write) once school starts again. <br /><br />So, if you need more people to support you and write with, I'm in. Let's do this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com