OMG. when I first started out writing, I felt the same way! You see other people have more notes and such as you, and it just.. it not only inspires but makes you feel like you’re copying?? but the truth is, you’re not.. You’ll get your own style, and people will love it as much as others. I believe in you Jade <3

Yeah, part of it is that for sure as I mentioned in my reply to Emma, but more than that it’s a feeling that I’m stagnating, that I’m writing the same thing over and over and over without growth. 

It’s hard to explain. 

I’ve tried paying attention as I read other’s writing that I admire to make note of WHAT it is I like about it and why, considering how I can incorporate some of it into my own work without copying. 

I think I read somewhere there’s no such thing as a truly original idea, that everything comes from something to some degree. I’m probably botching it but you get my drift. We’re influenced by everything around us, including the content we consume, and that ignites our own ideas to produce more content and so on. 

I think what I miss the most is having such a LOVE of an idea, of a story, the thrill and excitement and seeing where it’ll go and just tearing loose on my computer, typing until my fingers hurt because the words HAVE to come out. 

I’m not sure how to get back to that point, but what I do know is I want to keep writing, even if it’s difficult for me right now. 

I appreciate your encouragement and solidarity. I know I’m not alone in how I feel but knowing and hearing/seeing are two different things so I appreciate you exposing your own insecurities to help me with mine.