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Just Because You Didn’t Love It As A Kid, Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Meant to do It
Dancing makes you a dancer, singing makes you a singer, acting makes you an actor.
Have you ever felt guilty for not loving what you do now when you were a child?
For example, some successful writers have talked about how they would write short stories in their notebooks after school, or that they loved words from the time they could speak, and what not. Sometimes, when my you’re-not-a-real-writer insecurities kick in, these stories pick at said insecurities, and they make me feel even more self-conscious as a writer.
Perhaps that sounds a little ridiculous, but hey, basically all insecurities are.
When I was a kid, I had zero interest in writing
I didn’t dislike writing essays in school, but I didn’t look forward to them either, such as some writers proclaim they did. Those writers loved writing essays. They knew from the very beginning that they enjoyed writing, that they had a passion for it — without knowing what a passion even was.
When my insecurities are at their highest peak, these stories and reminders make me believe that I am not…
