Why Comparing Yourself to Other Writers is Pointless - WritersLife.org

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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi I'm Jody from WritersLife.org and today we'll be talking about why comparing yourself to other Writers is pointless it's so easy for riders to get caught up in comparing themselves to others they read something that is so good they feel it impossible for them to reach the same standard now here's some of the previously unpublished authors landing a six-figure book publishing deal and wonder if it'll ever happen to them I hear about a writer who's self-published and their book took off and made millions and millions of dollars they feel hopeless and jealous and wonder if they should even bother trying comparing yourselves to others is never a good idea it's unlikely to make you feel good about your writing you are your own worst critic after all and you aren't likely to be able to rationally or objectively reason as to why so and so happen to that writer and it hasn't happened to you here's why comparing yourself to others is pointless it won't make you any better by all means read as many brilliant books as you can get your hands on but don't finish that book and immediately burn your own manuscript and a fit of desperate despair comparing yourself negatively to writers you love won't make your writing any better instead why not be inspired and influenced by them and just appreciate how much you enjoyed their work there's no comparison between your final draft and a traditionally published novel even if you have done all the right things your final draft isn't going to hold a candle to traditionally published books that you find in the bookstore those books have had teams of professional people to edit rewrite shape design and market them before they even hit the shelves your word document that you've read over and over just isn't going to look very good in comparison so don't bother it's not fair for you or your work your voice is entirely unique and so it should be the beautiful thing about being a writer is that you have your own unique writing voice your own particular way of looking at the world and expressing what you want to say don't let anyone take that away from you your book may not sound anything like that bestseller but so what that doesn't mean it is not brilliant and it's right no one likes a copycat next time you compare yourself to the other writers ask yourself this what are you going to do about it either you can try and imitate them or you can just accept that every writer is different and has their own story to tell and Way of telling it if you try to do the farmer you'll end up just being a slightly worse version of someone else and who wants to be that you only see their result not their struggle no matter how easily fame and fortune seems to come to others the likelihood is that there was a lot of hard work going on behind the scenes before they got to where they are sure there might be a lucky few for which success seems to land on their lap but for the masses it's all about keeping your nose to the grindstone so stop comparing yourself to others and get back to it it's not your time yes if you find yourself getting disheartened remember your time could be right around the corner but the only person that can make it happen is you when it comes to writing you have to be your own biggest fan so stop telling yourself you aren't good when compared to other writers tell yourself you're just as good or even better when it comes to writing the best thing to do is focus on yourself set your own goals and celebrate your success comparing yourself to others will only distract you from what you need to do so don't let what other people are doing get you off track just keep concentrating on what you want and you'll get there in the end don't forget if you're having a hard time writing or finishing your book check out our free writers tool kit it can help you overcome procrastination get organized stay focused and get your book published just head over to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit download your FREE copy if you enjoyed this video don't forget to give it a thumbs up turn on our notifications and subscribe down below and be sure to visit writers life tour for more writing tips and tricks and I'll see you next time