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Wednesday 3 July 2013

IWSG The Power of Self Doubt


A monthly support group hosted by Alex J Cavanaugh
co-hosted this month by:

Nancy Thompson – http://nancysthompson.blogspot.com/
Mark Koopmans – http://mark dkoopmans.blogspot.com/ 
Heather Gardner - http://hmgardner.blogspot.com/


I know that to be a successfully published author you need to have determination and self belief and you also need time to write.

I know already I am a writer. I have always been a writer.  I just need more determination and confidence. 

It's also an interesting thought about how authors mature in their writing. Sometimes I read early stuff by authors and it is very compelling and their later stuff is less so and others mature into their writing and some seem consistently brilliant with every novel they write. It's thought-provoking.

How about you?
Posted by scribbleandedit.blogspot.co.uk at 14:41

18 comments:

  1. Stephen Tremp3 July 2013 at 15:23

    I see your point. Some authors peak early, then run out of good ideas. Their later books are cookie cutters of their original ideas.

    Others pick up steam as they go along. I work hard to be among the latter.

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  2. mshatch3 July 2013 at 16:07

    I agree. I'd rather be the sort of writer whose books get better.

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  3. Suzanne Furness3 July 2013 at 16:24

    I think I would rather be a writer who matures and gets better rather than one who keeps producing the same thing over and over again.

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  4. Cherie Reich3 July 2013 at 16:44

    I hope I mature as a writer and still produce good material. I think some authors are under so much pressure to keep producing books (especially series authors) that the latter books can take a nosedive.

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  5. Ink in the Book3 July 2013 at 16:50

    I definitely want to be one of those writers whose craft improves the more I write. I'm sure I fit into that mold... Nice to meet you today:)

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  6. Rachna Chhabria3 July 2013 at 17:09

    I too need more determination and confidence. Right now, low on both.

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  7. Molly/Cece3 July 2013 at 18:21

    I have seen the same thing with writers. I like the folks that grow the best. I cry when someone does the M. Knight S. thing. I am happy for the consistent, but worry they could jump up.

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  8. Old Kitty3 July 2013 at 20:11

    Lovely Madeleine!! You are so a super writer! Put away the self-doubt in a trunk, wrap the trunk in chains and send the lot to the bottom of the ocean! :-)

    Take care
    x

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  9. M Pax3 July 2013 at 21:07

    I hope I can keep coming up with the ideas. I worry I'll run out at some point. My insecurity.

    I feel I keep maturing and I hope my readers think so.

    I know what you mean. I think it's because the writer never breaks their formula from their early brilliance and thus quits growing. I think that's the case with some big sellers.

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  10. Alex J. Cavanaugh4 July 2013 at 00:42

    I do believe I've gotten better with each book. Of course, I've never gone back to my first books to compare...

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  11. klahanie4 July 2013 at 02:23

    Hi Madeleine,

    I'm delighted to see you involved with the "IWSG" aka "I Was Seeking Gary" :) Sorry, I'm delusional...

    Your ongoing passion for the written word will determine even better writing endeavours. I think that writers evolve and it's fascinating to go back and reread our own older writing.

    Be well, my friend.

    Gary :)

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  12. Shannon Lawrence4 July 2013 at 07:50

    While I'd far rather be brilliant all the time, if I have to choose between the other two choices, I'd take maturing in my writing over burning out.

    Shannon at The Warrior Muse

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  13. Denise Covey 4 July 2013 at 13:09

    Nora Roberts is one of my writing idols...then I read her very first Harlequin novel and I thought...gosh, I'm not so bad after all, lol! WRiting is definitely a journey...the more we write, hopefully the better we get.

    Denise

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  14. dolorah5 July 2013 at 06:39

    My writing has grown over the years, and with the experience of writing; but I still have so far to go. I don't think I'll ever stop learning something new.

    .......dhole

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  15. Golden Eagle6 July 2013 at 01:04

    My writing technique is improving over time; my ideas are evolving as well, hopefully for the better, but I suppose an outside eye should really be the judge of that.

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  16. Michelle Wallace6 July 2013 at 13:26

    It's quite a frightening prospect... you don't know which category you will fall into: peaking early in your career and then producing mediocre stuff thereafter, OR improving as you go along...
    Writer In Transit

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  17. Theresa Milstein7 July 2013 at 00:39

    It's hard to maintain the confidence. We all struggle. All we can do is write through it, right?

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  18. scribbleandedit.blogspot.co.uk7 July 2013 at 09:44

    Hi Theresa, Michelle, Golden,Donna, Denise, Shannon, Gary, Alex, Mary, Mollymom, Rachna, Ink, Cherie, Suzanne, Stephen, MsHatch
    I can see a general consensus here.

    Bless you Jennifer, you are a sweetie!

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