May 7 question – Some common fears writers share are rejection, failure, success, and lack of talent or ability. What are your greatest fears as a writer? How do you manage them?
Ahhhh….imposter syndrome. A favorite subject of mine, if you haven’t been able to tell from past entries.
I think the big fear is a big scoop of rejection, topped with failure sprinkles. Or failure sauce, if that’s your preference.
I think the greatest fear is putting stuff out there and losing lots of money on it.
The way I deal with other fears in my life is …
Not consistent.
Sometimes there’s a huge freeze response. Other times I just rip the bandage off, do the thing, do some deep breathing, maybe some emotional eating, deal with insomnia for an evening or 2.
Sometimes I have to work up to the BBF. Sometimes I must think, and consider and plan and overthink, then try to do it the hard way, then just rip the bandage off in raw frustration. Then we do the breathing and the eating and the not-so-sleepy jitters, anyway.
I am not a completely rational person. I save that mask for my day job.
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