I am just going through the finishing touches to my novel. And it’s shit.
I felt so great about it before it was done, I had huge dreams of how it would sound and would read like. I felt I’d enjoy reading it.
Now as I go over and over it I feel like it’s not a strong story - there’s other similar novels that have that strong voice that I lack.
Iv spent so much time on it and I feel like it’s all been for nothing. Do I self publish something that I am not 100% proud of? Or do I accept that I have written a stinker?
I feel like I am drowning in my emotions now, I can’t heard my voice in my words on the pages. Just stiff boring prose that no one will care about.
How do I rid myself of the self doubt before I delete it all and get a minimum wage job instead ?
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FireCrotch69 · 12/09/2019 14:25
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