Not long ago, a friend asked me why I never blog about craft anymore. She pointed out that before I sold, I often blogged about the writing process, about method and voice, dialogue and conflict.
I started thinking about it, and yeah, I used to do that…and then I realized that I'm not the only one who stopped blogging about those things once I sold.
My answer was that my time is much more limited now.
But then I started thinking…what if deep down I'm afraid to blog about those things now? Because in a way, I was almost more confident BEFORE I sold.
Now I figured that I'll talk about these things, and then some reviewer will point out how I suck in the very subject I'm spouting off about. Maybe there's some fear that I really don't know anything and just got lucky with the right publishers at the right time, and if I talk about craft, I'll suddenly realize I'm a hack.
I don't know…it's just weird that I was so much more comfortable talking about craft before I sold.
Anyone else feel that way? Or once you sold, did you feel even more confident, like, hey, I really DO know what I'm doing? *g*
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This isn’t really an issue for me yet. *g*
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I’ve never been one to blog about craft much, but I totally get what you’re saying. When I was first pubbed, with my short stories, I never really doubted myself. I just wrote and that was that. btu then I started reading blogs/articles adn craft books, and that messed myhead up but good.
I’m back to just writing, but unlike before, I now need a couple of beta readers to assure myself I’m not sending complete shite out. I doubt myself at times, and I hate it.
by Sasha
on March 3rd, 2008 at 6:18 pm
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Like you, I’ve stopped blogging about craft. Partly this is because I don’t feel like an expert in any way, shape, or form. Sometimes I feel like these five books were just a random gift from above. And with every book it gets harder, so I wonder if I’m just getting dumber. 
But then, too, I think that many readers don’t particularly care about writing craft, and I don’t want to alienate anyone.
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I’ve never blogged about craft - i used to blog about inspiration a lot, and I haven’t done that in a while. But I know what you mean. I think the more you know, the more you realize there’s still a lot more to learn.
by Natasha
on March 3rd, 2008 at 9:19 pm
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Uh oh, then I’m in big trouble. 
P.S. Tag, you’re it.
by Ann
on March 3rd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
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Yeah, I noticed that about my blog too. I guess now I’m like someone will actually take my advice and god knows I don’t really know what I’m doing.
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Tori, it will be!
Sasha, I’m with you — some of those craft books can really kill you!
LOL on the gifts from above, Michelle! I feel like that with every book I finish!
Oh, Natasha, so true!
Ann, am I going to have to hurt you?
Melissa, that’s so funny. I really sometimes wonder how the heck my books come together, because I do each one differently. So how the heck am I supposed to tell someone else how to do it, you know?
by Larissa
on March 4th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
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Absolutely - feel the same way! I tried to do a writing series on my blog on a Wednesday, but only lasted a few weeks because my confidence was shaky to begin with, and although it brought me more hits i was afraid i was misleading people, even though I was only posting about my experience of what works (stuff like submitting to an overseas publisher and so on.)
by Saskia
on March 5th, 2008 at 8:25 am
