Good Writers Are Insecure #IWSG

This is my entry for the Insecure Writer's Group...

There are writers who aren't insecure. They're convinced every word they put on paper is gold. Some are right. Most are wrong. I firmly believe that good writers are insecure. Insecurity, the fear that your work isn't good enough, leads in one of three directions.

1) You throw out what you write, deciding it's crap.
2) You review your work and try to find ways to make it better.
3) You seek out someone you trust and have them give you an honest opinion of your writing.

Two out of those three directions (and in some cases, all three) can only lead to improvement. If you're believe your work is perfect, you won't try to make it better. Trying to make it better can only succeed. The trick is not to give in to number one, where you become so paralyzed with insecurity that you never finish anything. If you're on number one, try two and three first.

What do you think? Does insecurity lead to improvement? And be sure to check out the other members of the Insecure Writers Group!
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1. Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh	2. Adventures In Writing: One Woman’s Journey
3. Liza at Middle Passages	4. Tyreans Writing Spot
5. Spunky L. Diane Wolfe	6. Susan Says
7. WRITING IN THE CROSSHAIRS	8. Arlee Birds Tossing It Out
9. MISH @ WRITER~IN~TRANSIT	10. C Lee McKenzie Books
11. Em-Musing	12. Jennifer Lane Books
13. Sandras Blog	14. Elizabeth Seckman
15. Carrie-Annes Magick Theatre	16. Shannon Lawrence
17. Diane Riggins	18. The Faux Fountain Pen
19. This Writers Growing	20. WordDreams
21. J. Q. Rose, Author	22. Constantine
23. Toi Thomas	24. Loni Townsend - Squirrel Talk
25. Writing Wings	26. Olga Godim writing
27. Balancing Act	28. Fundy Blue's Standing Into Danger
29. Shout with Emaginette	30. Jemima Pett
31. I Love Space (by J. S. Pailly)	32. Writing in Wonderland
33. Sandra Ulbrich Almazan: Spec. Fic. Author	34. Stories I Found in the Closet
35. Were All Mad Here!	36. Everything Must Change
37. Pensive Pens Post	38. Paving My Authors Road
39. Lynn La Vita	40. Rebecca M. Douglass - The Ninja Librarian
41. Ronel the Mythmaker	42. Jan Morrison, this crazy writing life
43. Literary Rambles	44. Michael Offutt
45. Write On - Rosemary Johnson	46. Sherry Ellis
47. Nancy Gideon - Romance by Any Other Name . . .	48. A Far Out Fantastic Site
49. Jean Davis	50. Fiction and Film
51. The Girdle of Melian	52. Joylene Nowell Butler
53. Yvette Carol, Author	54. A Writers Revelations
55. J Lenni Dorner	56. Melissa Maygrove
57. Living the Dream	58. Janet Alcorn
59. Ecce Signum	60. J. R. Vincente's Erotic Fiction Blog
61. Falling Forever	62. Yvonne Ventresca
63. MotherOwl's Musings	64. P. J. MacLayne
65. East of the Sun, West of the Moon. . .	66. Bish Denham: Random Thoughts
67. PJLs Write Life	68. Donna K. Weaver
69. Readers Roost	70. Jessica Ferguson - Author, Speaker, Writing Coach
71. Glittering Black	72. Romance Under Fire
73. Beth Camp	74. Lisa Buie-Collard Author
75. Jamie of Uniquely Maladjusted but Fun	76. H. R. Sinclair
77. SquarePeg Books	78. Lissa @ Postcards from the Bookstore
79. SE White Romance	80. Kalpanawrites
81. Rosie's Reverie - Rosie J. Potter	82. Author Allie Bock
83. Consulting Writer	84. The Learning Dreamer
85. Bernard Davis Books	86. Fiction Writer
87. Jenni Enzor, Kidlit Writer	88. Nick Wilford, Speculative Author
89. Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's	90. The Road To Being A Published Writer
91. Damyanti @ Daily(w)rite

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