How Writing Is for the Rest of Us

How will a writer know if she's good enough? If it's measured by the books she's published or the starred reviews she's acquired, then there are thousands out there who will never, ever feel confident with their abilities. 

How can a writer go on when she receives rejection after rejection--every piece close to her heart, written with passion and pure intentions, ignored.

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Two lines. Only two lines are enough to make a writer feel like garbage. The world only needs to say no to make her stop forming dialogues and arguments and plots inside her head. You see, fear of rejection is a writer's toxic friend. She shares a bittersweet coffee with it every day. In return, it feeds her insecurities. It blocks her path and spits on her hopes.

The world of writing is a cruel place. This is a world of masochists. We keep on going even after a deadly blow to our ego. We keep pouring our souls, baring ourselves just to fall hard--rejected, unrecognized, alone.

Yep. But we're still hooked. Like fucking junkies.