aargh.

[sexyscholar]

writer's envy is threatening to consume me.

i will never be able to convey ideas as clearly or blisteringly as the way others have done in the things i've been reading. i know i have my own writer's "voice" and all that, but i'm becoming more and more convinced that it doesn't have anything good to say.

i feel like a fucking failure right now.

i'm going to blame it on residual pms, i think.

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[tehprincessj.livejournal.com]

I think we've all been there (damn those who haven't!!!). I find myself, quite often, conflicted by the really good writing of others. On the one hand, it's inspiring, it makes me want to strive for better things myself, but on the other, I really feel like: why bother when my writing is such shit?

At the end of the day, I have to concede that I write because I feel incomplete when I don't. With everything I've ever written, there's been at least 1 single moment when I've been really happy with what I've done. But likewise, there's been at least 1 single moment when I've just wanted to delete the whole thing and give up writing for ever.

We're all growing, learning, hoping our writing improves. And it's true, really, the more you do, the more you'll grow as a writer. ♥

I think you're an awesome person, with wonderful ideas and a great personality. Let's just mush on together, shall we?