Insecure Writer's Support Group: Failure

Since the A-Z Challenge has just ended I think many people may be taking a break from blogging. This month I will be going back to the regular Monday scheduled postings (unless it's the first Wednesday of the month of course) and will try to get back to a normal blogging routine :) Having said that, I'm away from the internet until this evening (Ahhh!) so I won't be able to visit the IWSG group until then.

Today is the first Wednesday of the month and so it's time for another IWSG (Insecure Writer's Support Group) post. Every month writers post their doubts, concerns and insecurities without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Others offer assistance and guidance in the comments. Thank you to our host Captain Ninja Alex J. Cavanaugh.

For a full list of participants click here and hop on over to offer your own words of encouragement and/or assistance.



I've just finished a new project. It will go out to my editor this Friday which means I can come back to this pen name and finally complete my post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasy (which I'm very excited about).

As I wait for the other book to be edited, thoughts of failure begin to lurk in my mind. I know the story is good and solid. When I read it over and over again I get excited, it never bores me and it has the same effect on me as if I read it for the first time. Yet, there's a question in the back of my mind: "Will it fail?"

No matter how much I prepare with any novel, including a launch, there's no certainty if the readers will like the book and whether it will be successful (to my own definition of success). I guess I need to do the best job I can and let the dice roll...

 How do you deal with failure? What are your insecurities this month?