I always thought I was confident and loved to write and create. Then i feel into the movie of life and got distracted. I have been studying literature and creative writing and have found that when in "the mood" i can write for hours. it may not be published but its writings and the notebooks are filling up with the meanderings of my mind.
So now i'm walking with purpose that some of these loglines and scripts i am refining and drafting sixty million gazillion times should go somewhere and get some feedback and here I am finally doing something about it. My imposter syndrome has always been prevalent in everything i do but the voice of it is getting less air time. as i get older and go "so what". I have been told too many times "you should write a book" or tell a tale of an event and "that's comedy gold" - If I don't put this writing out there and start to pitch I will be in the "what if I had" mode.
I will soak up any feedback and advice as I want to become a full time creator. So many stories in my head, my life and those notebooks.
and yes I do feel like most days i am living in a comedy zone....
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Hi Helen, It's so nice to meet you!
And I can empathize, the voice of imposter syndrome can get really loud in my head too. When it happens to me, I take a deep breath, think about the successful projects and ideas I have launched and then get back to work.
You've got the talent, and the drive and a community here at Stage 32! What's the first story you are working on?
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i'm working on a screen play that's a rom com drama. internet dating and the wheel of fortune that it is!
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I really identify with your struggle. I think somewhere along the line we buy into the idea we aren't important or valuable enough to take our voice seriously. I recently found the false message that was holding me back along with understanding where it was coming from and my drive has sky rocketed. As I am starting to live life on the "other side" I can see how truly powerful choosing yourself is. Instead of looking for any sign of proof that I am not good enough, I look at criticism as part of the growing process and "just another day at work". Keep fighting till your break through! Go get um!
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I appreciate everyone sharing their own struggles with imposter syndrome. It can feel like reality-like it is the truth. I struggle with this too. My strategy is to remind myself “so what” when those thoughts creep in. So what if I don’t feel ready. So what if I try and fail. We are here as a support system. We got you!
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Hi, Helen Wright. Welcome to the community. "My imposter syndrome has always been prevalent in everything i do but the voice of it is getting less air time. as i get older and go 'so what.'" I love the "so what" attitude you have toward that voice. Keep writing and don't let that voice hold you back!
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Here's a blog about overcoming imposter syndrome: "How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Creative" https://www.stage32.com/blog/how-to-overcome-imposter-syndrome-as-a-crea...
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Glad to have you here, especially as a fellow rom-com writer and fan. I'm also a classic Hollywood buff who has blended these elements into "Screen Time," a story I describe as "Back to the Future" meets "Singin' in the Rain."
The logline:
"A sitcom showrunner and the flighty lead actress he regularly quarrels with unknowingly enter a portal at their Hollywood studio in 2019 and are transported to 1929, as it prepares to make its first talkie."
One of my completed stories, "Stand Tall!", also has elements of the fantastic, as its heroine is a singing-dancing Vegas waitress who's accidentally tripled in size, becomes a beloved Sin City showroom headliner and falls in love with the scientist whose mishap made her a giant.
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It is difficult to train the creative self to the discipline of the craft. I am years in the process of starts, and writing anything and everything, but not necessarily publishing. Finally did a fan fiction during lockdowns, which fell freeing, as I finished it and put it out there for free (at the time). Once I did that I felt like I could do it again with my own work. Good luck getting where you need to go.