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a small reassurance
Every famous writer was once a kid who thought their story was kind of bad.
They wrote it anyway. That's actually the whole trick. The writers you've heard of are the kids who kept writing even when they weren't sure they were good. The kids who quit because they thought they weren't good — you never heard of them, because they quit. Don't quit. We talk about why feeling unsure means you care, not that you're bad at it, and the three things real writers do when they feel like they aren't real writers yet.
Feeling unsure · what it actually means
| You feel | It actually means |
|---|---|
| I'm not good at this | I care about this |
| This is bad | I'm still learning, which is normal |
| I should stop | I should keep going, just for today |
| Real writers aren't like me | Real writers were exactly like you |
Three things real writers do
- Write today, even when it feels bad.
- Read books they love and ask 'how did this writer do this?'
- Save everything. Even the bad stories.
- Don't show every story to everyone. Some are just for you.
- Trust that getting better takes years. That's okay.
Real writers were once kids who thought their stories were kind of bad. They wrote them anyway. That's the whole secret. You already know it.
— L.A. Walton, The Book Maven
From the Maven Catalog
- Kid Free eCourse — You're a Writer Already
- Kid Master Course — Confidence for Kid Writers
- Kid eBook — Real Writers Were Kids First
- Kid Planner — My Writer Planner
Feeling unsure means you care. Care is the most important thing. Write today. Even just a little. Tomorrow do it again. That's exactly how famous writers started.