Writing Involves Trusting Yourself

Oftentimes when I’ve finished drafting a blog post, I think long and hard before I hit the publish button. I wonder whether my post makes sense at all. I wonder if it will hit some nerves. I wonder if I have made mistakes. I wonder if people will critique and criticize.

And then in a moment of blind faith, I close my eyes and just click the big Publish button and will all my fears away.

Being a good writer is about trusting yourself enough to know you’re doing the right thing by writing what you write.

Trusting yourself does not always mean blind faith, though. I must admit that there I go through moments of self doubt all the time. I have insecurities. I have longings for things I oftentimes cannot attain (whether only at the moment or never at all). But what’s important here is that I try to face these fears and doubts, and move forward with the tasks at hand.

When it comes to writing, to me it’s a big feat that I get to publish anything at all, especially when it comes to blogs and other mediums that require voicing out one’s thoughts and opinions.

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