In reality the fears we face,

Hello my friends!

 

So today I wanted to talk about something that I think is necessary to being a new author though I don't think authors always talk in depth about it, and that subject is fear.

Before the launch of "From The Dust" I was a mess, not because I think my story was stupid but for the fact I know I'm imperfect as a writer; truth be told I'm dyslexic therefore spelling and grammar in general is quite difficult for me AKA the reason in my youth I gave up believing I could become an author or even write a story for that matter.

 

With the help of one phenomenal teacher in junior high and my firm belief that I am meant to be an author and writer, yet even then I have fear a lot of the time, but the thing is I know my purpose is to do what I love and that is Art and Stories; both require the deepest parts of my soul given to the public for their love or scorn.

And the thing is I know there are still flaws in "From The Dust" yet the one reason I can continue believing in my book is the fact I know that the story is the best it can be; for me I'm a story teller, it's what I've always loved doing in my head is creating stories and no matter how often I have wanted to quit I know deep down I never could.

I love my characters too much, I want the world to resonate with even one sentence I may write that soothes them, helps them or gives them courage to believe even one second longer; and the most terrifying thing about it is that it requires that I overcome my fear of my flaws.

It's quite funny to me at times to think my next book that will be coming out at the end of next year is called "Flawed" and it's the one story that frightens me to give to the world because it holds so much of my soul within it; but that's the thing, if I let fear dictate my life I would quit being an artist, I would never let one soul glance at a sentence of my work and in all honesty I wouldn't be writing this because doing so frightens me.   

 

But what a wonderful thing to stand against fear.

To finish I think of only one quote by Joan of Arc in which she states,

"I was born to do this."

Those are some of the truest words I can think of that explain how I feel; Fear may know me and I it, but the truth is I know I was born to do this even with so many of my own imperfections and no matter what I will push myself to do what I know I was born to do.

So find what you know you were born to do and go after it with every ouch of soul you can spare; and it's okay if it frightens you, in fact that's good because that means it truly is what your meant to be doing.

Anastasia out~