Category: self belief

Is it too early to ask for CYA gift cards for Christmas?

I had two assessments this weekend and I’m so relieved I didn’t shred my stories and run away and hide. Turns out both editors are of the opinion I can write which filled my heart with joy!

Both of these editors had different stories so I got feedback on four stories which will help me decide whether to keep working on them now, or in the future.

No offers of contracts with unicorns cheering in the background but a real feeling I am heading in the right direction!

I have more assessments to come. Hoping for more useful feedback! Wishing for unicorns 🙂

Imposter syndrome, feeling like nothing you do is good enough etc is incredibly annoying and can be debilitating. It is for me.

I’ve struggled with self belief for ever, so when someone thinks something I did was good, it feels like, wow – happy dance, huge smile, want to hug the world! And its a genuine surprise.

I will take this external validation and tuck it into my growing self belief in myself as a writer. I must have a little bit of belief, right? Or why am I doing it?

The most important message I gained from these assessments is to trust myself.

I am a writer and I will publish books for children!

I really want to succeed so I don’t want this pesky Negative Nellie who lives in my head to muck things up for me. Might be a story in that.

How have you silenced your negative self talk? Perhaps you have never had any? Love to hear your stratagies!

© Jacinta Lou 2023