Thursday, February 28, 2013
While reading Undoing the Silence, it dawned on me that I am not alone. I have always been extremely critical of my writing and I am cautious about how I may sound. I compare my writing to others and I feel that my work is never good enough. Louise Dunlap wrote a whole book about this subject and how to over come it, that's how I know I'm not alone. I am fearful of putting my real thoughts down on paper for everyone to see. I want to go deeper with my writing and not cower away from the feeling I am having about writing. This blog for me is my first attempts at free writing and I hope that it will get easier. I really can't pinpoint what has gotten in the way of my natural freedom of writing and why I censor myself. Even while writing this blog I find myself stopping, erasing, changing my words, and rereading to see how it sounds. I don't know what I am so afraid of but I am going to keep trying and hopefully I will get better at this.
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You are absolutely not alone, Debbie! Writing for others to see is a horrifying thought for me as well. I guess it's more than just you and I that feel this way if Dunlap was able to write a whole book about it. I'm trying to embrace her ideas and suggestions. If there is a way for this to become a less painful process then sign me up!
ReplyDeleteHi Debbie,
ReplyDeleteI find the writing in the forums much easier, because I feel like it's held in the safe container of our cohort--and I like and trust everyone. The blog thing has me really constricted too. It feels strange to be writing for a public with whom I have no connections...I really respect your process. Thanks for putting it out there!