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Excuse me while I chomp your self-esteem
– The savage and critical voice in my head
– A humiliating experience that knocked the confidence out of me
– Not enough experience with actually doing some writing (so I have a hard time getting started)
– I’m surrounded by people who enjoy killing my dreams
– I’m surrounded by indifference
– I’ve got plenty of supporters but I don’t believe in myself
– I don’t believe in myself. Period.
– I have such high expectations on myself, it tends to stop me from even trying (in case I fail)
– My writing sucks; I don’t have any “natural talent”
– I’m not sure where my fear comes from; I just know my mind goes blank whenever I try to write
– I don’t have fear of writing (can’t see what all the fuss is about)
– Other (please specify)
– Other (please specify)
I have a fear that people will like what I’ve done and everything else at that point will be held to a much higher standard.
I’ve therefore kept much of my writing hidden until recently.
– I’m not sure where my fear comes from; I just know my mind goes blank whenever I try to write
Which then spurs the fear that maybe my ideas aren’t good enough, or I have no talent…
I have the hardest time just getting started. Once I get past 250 words, I’m usually good. But that first page seems to slam doubt at me.