What If People Think My Writing Sucks?

(A guide to surviving the creative school of hard knocks)

DJ Hopkins
ILLUMINATION

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You know when you pour your heart and soul into your masterpiece, spending hours upon hours crafting it to perfection?

Only to be faced with the cold, hard reality that other people don’t think it’s as brilliant as you thought it was.

It hurts, doesn’t it?

Well, I’m about to drop a truth bomb that might just rattle your creative tree a bit more…..are you ready for it?

Maybe they are right.

Did that even cross your mind?

It’s hard I know, but the point is you have to get used to the idea that it’s not just about you and your ego. It’s about how your work is perceived by others.

It doesn’t matter if you are a writer, artist, or musician, they might think it’s rubbish, so you’d better get used to it!

“If you write (or paint, or dance, or sculpt, or sing I suppose), someone will try to make you feel lousy about it, that’s all.” Stephen King

There’s always someone better than you!

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DJ Hopkins
ILLUMINATION

Harmonizing with the world through Channeled Creativity, Song, Spirituality, and some very Dodgy Humor | Interior Arch-Songwriter-Musician-Creative Introvert