Are you vain? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but do you have a realistic view of yourself and your writing? Most writers that I’ve met are incredibly insecure about their writing even when its top notch. The ones who are boastful and arrogant are usually the ones who suck or have already made it and are famous. With this in mind I made a bet with a few friends of mine that writers self confidence level in themselves as a whole is remarkably higher than their confidence in their writing. They often tease me for being enamoured with myself (I blame guys for too many compliments), but I also think It’s a writer thing in general. Anyone agree? Disagree? I have five dollars riding on this so its of utmost importance! And to all who have sent me stories to review, they will be read and reviewed ASAP
June 6, 2013
Vanity- a monster looking in the mirror and thinking…I’m beautiful!
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June 6th, 2013 at 7:24 pm
Before saying anything more, I’m going to hold out for a more detailed description on how one rides a fiver.
June 6th, 2013 at 7:37 pm
Lol wow I had to laugh at this. I meant it in the sense that if I loose I have to pay them five dollars.
June 6th, 2013 at 8:13 pm
I get very insecure about my appearance and my writing. But I have a persona I put on when doing readings. People don’t want to see the shy retiring type – they want to be entertained. So I become more confident, even if I am shaking inside. My personal appearance… I am afraid I don’t think about it. Sometimes I even forget to look in the mirror.
Hope you haven’t lost your fiver. 🙂
June 6th, 2013 at 8:42 pm
Lol the day isn’t over yet! And I compleatly understand the whole shaking inside thing. I used to do a lot of plays, the first couple of which were brutal. Now I can walk on stage and its a rush instead of fear.
June 6th, 2013 at 10:38 pm
Actually Self confidence is something that is a battle for me. I have body image issues and never feel great about my appearance. Somehow I’m more confident in my writing because even if it is not great it is still my passion and I feel more at home in my word world than I have ever felt in the real world.
June 6th, 2013 at 11:07 pm
Okay so I have a question for you, do you write about people who are confident in themselves or not confident? Just curious you don’t have to answer. One of my friends commented on my main character’s obsession with looking at themselves in the mirror (my real life obsession) so I’m curious as to how someone who’s opposite of my would write.
June 7th, 2013 at 1:47 am
Interesting question. Honestly, I’d have to say I write both.
June 6th, 2013 at 10:39 pm
I’m never entirely satisfied with my writing. I will tinker endlessly until I make myself let go of that piece of writing and send it out for critique, to a market, etc.
June 6th, 2013 at 10:57 pm
I know what you mean I about how a meltdown sending my query to agents I debated over the query for days sure it had some invisible error that would make me look like a fool!
June 6th, 2013 at 11:04 pm
Exactly. It’s like getting your kid ready for school picture day. Every detail has to be just right or you’re going to hear about it from the grandparents!
June 6th, 2013 at 11:09 pm
EXAXTLY!
June 6th, 2013 at 10:45 pm
I recently had a health issue (allergy) with my eyes and couldn’t wear makeup. That’s when I learned something new about myself …. I’m vain. I’m also fearful of speaking in front of a group, although lately it’s been getting better since I’ve been heading up a good sized writer’s group. I’m also insecure about my writing. Always finding issues thinking I can make it sound better if I just fiddle with it a little more. I don’t have a problem with honesty though, in case you couldn’t tell by my long response. 😉
June 6th, 2013 at 10:53 pm
Honesty is a good trait to have! I also spend a Ludacris amount of time editing. The process to perfection is a slow and tedious one sometimes but what’s left is always gold!
June 6th, 2013 at 11:23 pm
Showing your writing to someone, even on a blog, takes at least some confidence, moxie, chutzpah, whatever. Writers without confidence keep their work to themselves. Been there, done that, got fed up and decided that trying and perhaps failing beat the hell out of not trying at all.
June 6th, 2013 at 11:30 pm
Very true! When I was a child I told fantastical stories that would keep all the neighborhood kids entertained but when I got a bit older and it wasn’t as cool I started writing and hiding the books. I still freak out if anyone touches my old stories because they aren’t up to par.
June 7th, 2013 at 12:02 am
about my appearance, no, not that much. about my writing, yes, very insecure. I frequently give up on a piece or a story just because of a momentary irrational dread that people who read this are really going to hate it. that they would consider my writing either incompetent, or aspiring-to-be-intellectual type. Is that vanity?
June 7th, 2013 at 12:06 am
Hmmmm I suppose it depends on how you look at it. I would have to say it’s not vain because your not overvaluing your writing or yourself but rather questioning it. For our purposes we can consider you not vain.
June 7th, 2013 at 12:12 am
I took that last sentence for a compliment, felt real good for it, and then realized, maybe i’m vain after all. 🙂
June 7th, 2013 at 12:57 am
Can’t wait to read your book. Thanks, for reading my blog.
June 7th, 2013 at 1:25 am
Thanks! Been working on it like crazy so hopefully it wont take too long!
June 7th, 2013 at 6:07 am
Thanks for the like and the follow. I think I fall in the category of those who are quite insecure about their writing. I have since needed someone whom I do not really ‘know’ to critique my work objectively. Can you be that person? I have 4 published books and one that is on its way to being published.
June 7th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Sure, send me which ever work you want critiqued first.
June 7th, 2013 at 7:25 pm
I would do that pronto!
June 7th, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Please could I have your email address to which I could send the work.
Thanks.
June 7th, 2013 at 9:54 pm
sierra.cline@rocketmail.com
June 7th, 2013 at 10:50 am
I want to be vain, but there is no evidence to support the attitude
June 7th, 2013 at 12:30 pm
That’s what vanity is! Logically I know I’m not super amazing, but I still think I am anyways!
June 7th, 2013 at 10:13 pm
Looks like I get to keep my five! I’m glad to know I’m not alone in my vanity and insecurities!
June 9th, 2013 at 10:33 am
I agree. Personally I’m social and confident but when it comes to writing let’s just say that the only people who ever read what I wrote were my English teacher back in elementary school and my current creative writing tutor. I am confident that I can produce good ideas, though I am always concerned that my writing isn’t that competent especially since English is not my first language.
June 9th, 2013 at 1:21 pm
Well the biggest issues for a writer are making creative unique ideas, everything else is technical and can be learned so I’d say you will do very well!