I’m scared to death to write. Ok, that might be a bit of an over exaggeration, but the truth of the matter is, sitting down to my computer and putting words on the page has me almost petrified.
I’m not talking about this kind of writing. This is just free flow from my brain, and I really don’t care so much about what hits the page. I’m talking about my stories, my book ideas, those things that haunt me in the middle of the day and taunt me with the voices that tell me:
“You’re not good enough.”
“You really think you can finish a book?”
“Who do you think you are, Stephen King?”
All the voices I grew up with tearing me down from the inside. I know I am not alone in this dilemma, but it feels very lonely when I look through the notes I have spent time on, developing a storyline, putting effort into making characters real, and believing more strongly in that voice from my past that says they will never live than to the characters that yearn to be heard.
I use the atypical excuses… not enough time, too distracted, no inspiration, I’ll do it tomorrow… all just an appeasement to myself that I am using to try and hide from the fact that I actually might write something someone won’t like.
But, really, what if they don’t like what I spent the time and effort into developing?
Does that even matter?
There are so many arguments out there that say “Write to write” or “Write what the audience wants” or “Just write.” Is there a wrong way with all those writes?
Daunting, frustrating, deflating.
Seriously though.
Am I good enough?
Thoughts from the Front 
For what it’s worth, I like your stuff. You’re good enough for me.
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Well, thank you. Thank you very much.
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