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Writing mentor's advice on overcoming self-doubt: What makes a "real writer"

I submitted my manuscript to a publisher to be edited, at first I was bubbling with excitement until reality settled in and I started to doubt even my own ability, my soul was place in transition and I lost count of the many sleepless nights I experience thinking about the areas that I could have improved in, as if that was not bad enough, I kept seeing my name in print, with teachers red pen underlining most sentences, I had to overcome these niggling doubts that were haunting me.

So in the concept of knowledge doubt can readily be overcome with mental
Appliance invoking the action of independence, and like myself, you may have had your doubts over your writing ability, and require a mentor to get you through the tough times, sometimes it feels like you are staring defeat straight in the face, and the probability of that dream coming true seemed a million miles away, and it's a dream that
You would someday love to be fulfilled

But writers have to be mentally strong, because your work will be heavily critical by independent readers with good justification, they may dismiss your work as not up to standard, but you will have to convince yourself that what you are inspired to write about is justified,

Friends will tell you good things about your work, but real victory comes from those struggles you have with overcoming self doubt, something annoying is holding
You back from your true potential, even though you know that you have the
Ability, your hopes and aspirations are blocked, to reach the ultimate
Fulfilment of your dream fear and doubt consume your waking thoughts,
Moving forward becomes a dilemma, so the true meaning of your life is
Put on hold, your dream is clouded with self doubt and criticism of the
Lowest esteem, the danger of course is that you will miss all the joy
And satisfaction awaiting if you just fold up and let doubt cramp your
Style.

Doubt can be overcome with determination conducting accuracy applying
To each succession of events, so be honest with yourself and enlist the
Help you need, in the search for knowledge imperfection shows the
Nearness of doubt within our conscious mode. Knowledge is the existence of
Assumption which define substances base upon theory, doubt controls the
Larger possibilities with admitted entrance to investigate.
The answer is really how you deal with negativity, growing stronger and
Mature with each opportunity in overcoming those uncertain moments.

By experience


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