Facing Fears · 10:12pm Apr 12th, 2014
Dear Princess Luna,
Today I learned that sometimes you have to just take a deep breath and do something, even when it seems like the most frightening thing in the world. I'm a perfectionist, so the idea of releasing something to a community when I'm not 100% satisfied with it is difficult for me - and even when I am, the idea of letting my work be put out into the open, where people might say horrific things about it, is still quite jarring. I don't exactly have a thick skin.
But if I keep hiding away, never releasing things for fear of rejection, how will I improve? How will I learn and grow as a writer? At the end of the day, a little criticism from my friends isn't going to give me what I need. I need this; I just wish I could stop being so nervous and accept that.
Your faithful student,
Quill Scratch
P.S. You're probably wondering why I'm writing to you and not your sister. To cut a long story short: it's nighttime. That and I figured you'd probably like some friendly mail. I imagine you don't get so much.
