Activity

@eden-anderson Funny you should bring this up, because I was just discussing this with my sister. So here’s what I think:

The number one thing that sets writers apart from non-writers is desire.

Sure, anyone can be a writer. But does anyone want to be one? I think not. So whether or not someone’s as “talented” as their peers, their desire is going to give them the ambition to tackle this thing head on and persevere, despite the road bumps that come along the way. Their desire is going to push them forward — or bring them back even when they try to quit. If you want to be a writer — really, really want to — then you’re going to take the necessary steps to learn more, to become better, and to overcome.

In your case, I absolutely think this is true. Even if you are trying to prove something, the fact that you chose to do it with writing over everything else says something. As someone who’s also had quite a bit to prove through her writing, I can really sympathize here, so please, please believe me when I say this (despite how insipid it might sound…):

If you go out there and try your hardest to be the best writer you can be (no matter what that looks like), for God, then it doesn’t matter how “good” you are, and there’s not a soul in this world who can say you’re a bad writer, no matter how much you’ve yet to learn.

These things take time. A LOT of time. But if you have the desire, I really believe that you’ll pull through. We’re all rooting for ya.