I'd appreciate it if comments could be kept to answering the question. If you think it's pointless just walk on by.
We keep hearing about the introverted, insecure writer, so much so that it's become a stereotype. I also wonder if people adopt the stereotype because they feel it's expected of them - I know a few who took to writing in coffee shops for this very reason. So do you class yourself as insecure or insecure?
Note: I am not talking "quality" and have no doubt there are secure but terrible writers. I'm not looking at this from an ego POV so I hope you don't either. I don't want people fearing they'll appear big-headed if they say "secure" so they trot out humble lines like 'you can never master writing so you can never feel secure'. I'm also not talking about the occasional bouts of insecurity but permanent self-doubt that whatever you write is utter junk.
I suspect, despite popular belief, the insecure writers are in the minority - hence the belief our first scripts are awesome and the plethora of amateurs acting like fountains of knowledge - and so I'm interested to find out the ratio here at DDP. No need for i-depth replies, just whether you're secure or insecure
We keep hearing about the introverted, insecure writer, so much so that it's become a stereotype. I also wonder if people adopt the stereotype because they feel it's expected of them - I know a few who took to writing in coffee shops for this very reason. So do you class yourself as insecure or insecure?
Note: I am not talking "quality" and have no doubt there are secure but terrible writers. I'm not looking at this from an ego POV so I hope you don't either. I don't want people fearing they'll appear big-headed if they say "secure" so they trot out humble lines like 'you can never master writing so you can never feel secure'. I'm also not talking about the occasional bouts of insecurity but permanent self-doubt that whatever you write is utter junk.
I suspect, despite popular belief, the insecure writers are in the minority - hence the belief our first scripts are awesome and the plethora of amateurs acting like fountains of knowledge - and so I'm interested to find out the ratio here at DDP. No need for i-depth replies, just whether you're secure or insecure
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