What I have been curious about for a very long time(since I fell in love with writing actually) is: When can I start calling myself a writer?
When I joined my critique group they wanted my info to put on the website but I wrote an email back asking that I not be represented at all. I remember, 2 years-ish ago, that my reason was because I didn't want to jinx myself.
I thought if I was put on that website, declared myself a writer for all to see, I would fail. I have a firm belief that when I put my intentions for my life out there before I get an anchor in the wet ocean bottom of my feelings, I will always let people down. I will never finish and people will say "we knew she wouldn't/couldn't do it" and I will be a public failure.
But if I kept it to myself and I failed I wouldn't disappoint(or confirm my lack of talent) to anyone.
My mother tells me I have confidence issues, that I'm better than I think. Maybe. Maybe that's just mom talk though.
Either way I decided I wasn't going to consider myself a writer until I was recognized by someone else as such. And by that I mean someone with a check in their hand with my name on it.
It took me ages just to make a blog for myself. And almost as long to describe myself as a YA writer. It feels like I might as well hop on top of a building and declare myself a superhero and try to fly.
I still don't know if that's right or wrong of me to feel that way. But I do wonder what other people think.
And just because I promised it a long time ago, my portrait of Matthew Gray Gubler:
For anyone who has been keeping up, I LOVE The Hunger Games Trilogy. Found a great poll(if you have read the last one as spoilers abound) HERE on the Adventures In Children's Publishing blog. (spell check is telling me "Children's" is spelled wrong. LIES.)
And last link for the post: I have linked her before but shes worth mentioning again.This Chick debuts her first novel, Across the Universe, in January! On her blog you'll find links to a couple contests to win a copy. Also she has the first chapter posted for all to adore.
So, being a relatively new blogger I have a stupid question: what is ARC? And how are books that haven't come out yet being recommended to me to read? What am I missing here, cause it seems big and really really good.
Stop back Friday for some fun and a chance to win something that rhymes with Schplook.
Happy Wednesday!
