Blog Post #2

I feel that I relate to Lamott and her acts of self-consciousness about writing. I act the same way about writing. Even writing this blog post I feel uneasy and not very confident with my writing at all. I have written some great works I’d say, but a good piece of writing is rare for me. I managed to write a well enough essay to land me in this university, but I still consider my writing at or below average. I struggle and I feel the same self-conscious ways about someone else reading my writing just like Lamott does. From Lamott’s perspective, being a writer for a living seems so stressful, and it is not something I could see myself doing. You have to be passionate and committed to writing to get somewhere with it. Lamott is a very successful writer because she is very passionate with it. She spends hours and days creating a piece of writing through revisions and rough drafts. After seeing that Lamott and other writers feel this stress about writing like I do comforts me. Knowing that professionals struggle with writing creates motivation for me to improve my own writing skills. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t completely dislike the whole idea about writing, I have a lot of respect for those who take on writing professionally, because their pieces are always a joy to read. I even find myself having joy in writing things that I’m passionate about. Those are what my best writing pieces are, the ones that revolve around something I’m passionate about. I truly dislike being made to write about an uninteresting idea, but that’s just life. Lamott assured me to not give up to my writing fears.