I am a writer.

Do I have my own work published? No. Have I actually wrote anything that is finished? No. Am I professionally labelled as a writer? well no. But in retrospect, I am trying. I am just faking it till I make it.

What I am trying to say is that you need to believe you are a writer in order to be able to write well. You are not going to be to magically wake up one day, and have the words pour out of you like your a magical fountain of knowledge. – Although, that would be great, so do let me know if any of you have something that works like that!

Recently, I have experienced a lot of self-doubt, which I am coming to believe this is where my epiphany is stemming from. I am fresh out of school, I do not have a job, nothing seems to be going to plan. To be completely honest, I feel like I am sort of in the middle of a life crisis – perhaps that is just me being melodramatic, the world will never know. My point is, I want to focus on the positives. I want to write, and so why not call myself a writer in the process. If I am going about my day, writing my own stories, my own characters, my own worlds, then I deserve the title that comes with that. I deserve to at least call myself a writer.

I think that my main message that I am trying to get across with this post is that if you are putting the effort into something, if you want it to happen 110%, you need to start by believing in yourself. I know that I won’t be able to write anything if I just sat around moping about how I am not a writer, but if I tell myself I am a writer, if I believe that I am capable of making it happen, I know I can do it. – and if for whatever reason, things do not work out, I know I have done the best I possibly could, and more.

Remember, believing in yourself is step one. It is key. You are your biggest critic, but that does not mean you cannot be your biggest supporter too! Fake it until you make it, and don’t forget your worth the journey it takes.