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I'm not really insecure about my writing? I actually quite like it, most of the time. There's stuff I can improve upon, and of course there's stuff I'm not exactly proud of, but in general, I think I'm good? Am I being blind to my flaws, should I go harder on myself?

For what purpose?

If writing fic is a hobby, then being happy with it is the goal - and you’ve done it! That’s what a hobby is for after all. Making us happy. Filling our time with something we enjoy.

That doesn’t mean we have to stop trying to be better at it, but it doesn’t mean we need to push ourselves if we’re not interested. I’m a good cook, and I love learning new recipes. At the same time, I’m only a half-way decent painter and I’m happy where I’m at.

Do you have a personal reason to want to “go harder on yourself?” Or do you just see other writers beating themselves up and feel like you’re weird for not doing that?

Do what makes you happy with your writing, anon. If you’re already satisfied, then great. Celebrate that. Don’t feel like you need to hate what you write in order to be a writer. That’s just not true.

storybookprincess

i realize that this ask is about a week old, so this convo probably has died down by now, but i wanted to give my two cents, bc this is an issue near & dear to my heart:

first & foremost, lacking insecurity in your writing is in NO way indicates that you’re unaware of your flaws. but you know what it does indicate? that insecurity and negativity about your own work (or, at the very least, performing insecurity & negativity about your own work in online spaces) has become such a norm that people who deviate from it think there’s something wrong with them. do we all see what is wrong w this picture?? not only are we breeding a culture of insecurity and negativity, but we’re swimming in such a sea of it that people actually feel bad if they’re not beating themselves up. do we all see how extremely toxic this environment must be for writers, especially younger or newer writers?

i feel like i’m always on my soapbox about this topic, so forgive me for preaching to y’all yet again, but this shit has gotta stop. plain and simple. it’s not good for creators’ mental health. it’s not good for developing their skills. it’s not good for anything besides normalizing talking down about yourself at every opportunity. listen, i’m not opposed to some mild self deprecation every now & again (i frequently label myself a “trash goblin” in an affectionate manner), but this culture in which creators are constantly insulting themselves and their work has gotten wildly out of control. this ask is the case in point.

younger/newer/mentally ill/otherwise vulnerable writers, if i could give you a word of advice: don’t talk down about yourself. don’t follow blogs that spew an endless stream of self deprecation. don’t tolerate your fandom friends turning the discord server into a tacit competition to see who can bully themselves the most. you have GOT to curate your online experience so that the content you see promotes self respect, a growth mindset, positive self talk, and kindness and compassion to yourself and others. for your sanity and for the sanity of even more vulnerable content creators, we have got to improve the way we talk about ourselves and our work in this community. this ask proves exactly how out of control this has gotten.