Lots of authors have self-doubts. Although they love writing, so many wonder internally why anyone would ever buy their books. They secretly think that maybe they aren’t that good and that a shrewd and discerning public will see right through them and figure them out for the hacks they are.
I really don’t understand this mindset. I get working to improve/perfect your work,
but instead of asking “why,” ask “why not?”
Why wouldn’t the public like your book?
Do you not like it? I
always say that I write stories I want to read, so if I like it, why
wouldn’t others.
Of course you shouldn’t be cocky or arrogant about it. We should always strive to get better. That doesn’t mean wallowing in self-doubt
helps at all. Shouldn’t you be your own
biggest fan?
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