I definitely know how you feel, Antimony. In fact - I have felt almost exactly the same as you do, every day. I felt physically sick are uploading my first chapter, because I was putting myself out there for everyone to see for the first time, with no idea about whether I’ve actually got any skill/talent at all as a writer - or if my story is even remotely appealing to readers!
It can feel disheartening, to see other campaigns climbing higher and higher, further away from you, but there are two things keeping me motivated:
1) This is a story I want to write. Regardless of whether I reach my funding goal, joining Inkshares - and taking part in the Fantastic Ink contest - has given me the kind of focus I’ve been lacking.
Witherfist is a story that I’ve wanted to write for so long, but always dilly-dallied with. Now that I’ve started, I don’t want to stop. I can’t! I’m going to see the story through to completion if only because...
2) People are interested in what I’m writing. It might not be
enough people, right now for me to hustle my way to Quill overnight, but day by day people are picking up on
Witherfist. People are reading something that I’ve written and they’re telling me that they’re enjoying it. In some cases, I’ve heard people even discussing it with their friends. Heck, I went into a local comic book shop to hand out fliers, and the cashier said she had seen the book’s cover online!
I can be a bit of a cynic and a skeptic - it’s a natural part of being British - but the two factors above are keeping me motivated.
