“Writing is hard.”<\/p>\n
I can’t count the number of times I’ve read this phrase or heard somebody or other say it. And it’s true; writing is<\/em> hard.<\/p>\n But even harder for me? Hitting the submit button.<\/p>\n I wrote a flash fiction piece with the intention of submitting to the Women Destroy Science Fiction issue of Lightspeed magazine<\/a>. The deadline is February 14, but my intention is to submit before then. Before I go to sleep tonight.<\/p>\n But, as I said on Twitter, I’m not just second-guessing myself, I’m third- and fourth-guessing myself.<\/p>\n Because yeah, three of the people who did a beta read wanted to read more. Rob thinks it’s good, and so does another beta reader, who is also a professional copyeditor and SFWA member.<\/p>\n Yet, these are all people that I’ve known for several years. It’s not quite the same as a family member reading it and saying “This is good!”, but it’s close enough that I’m doubting.<\/p>\n It’s entirely possible that this is all in my head, that it’s the writer neurosis and impostor syndrome. \u00a0Probably is just that.<\/p>\n But I can’t shake the feeling that I need someone to say “Yes, it’s finished, and it’s good. \u00a0You can submit the story.”<\/p>\n Hell, it’s easier to hit publish on this thing because I don’t expect more than family and close friends to read it. I need to just expect that I won’t be able to think of a good title (I’m crap at titles), and submit the story already.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Writing is hard.” I can’t count the number of times I’ve read this phrase or heard somebody or other say it. And it’s true; writing is hard. But even harder for me? Hitting the submit button. I wrote a flash … Continue reading