10 confessions of an unestablished, undiscovered 23-year-old writer

1. I don’t have a college degree. Not even half of one, actually. I dropped out of a small state college late into my sophomore year.
2. I graduated high school with high honors and a nearly full-ride scholarship, which was lost half way through my second semester for personal reasons.
3. I don’t have a single piece of “published” work (excluding what I’ve posted here).
4. I’ve never entered a writing contest, nor have I wanted to.
5. When writing, I feel as if I have no idea what I’m doing. This applies to most everything else I do, too. In fact, I feel that way now. Damn it.
6. Currently, there are three stories living inside of my head–all of which I wish to write. They’re unwritten because…
7. I lack confidence in my writing. I have the discipline to write them, and the time, but not the confidence or belief in myself.
8. I earned my college credits for English in high school, making it 5 years since I’ve taken any kind of writing class *questions skill set even further*.
9. I secretly think each time I show someone an unfinished piece of work, it becomes jinxed–therefore I cannot finish it, and MUST start over.
10. Nothing irks me more than someone saying, “Hurry up and finish your book. It can’t be that hard!”…*heavy breathing while snapping a pencil in half*