I can relate. I self published a novel in 2017 and also have been writing my second novel since 2012 (I'm so determined not to give up, and the whole 12 years has been full of self-doubt). You're doing it, though! I think it's not 100% about you and not 100% about others, but that synergistic meeting point on the page where what you want to say meets what the reader finds there. Does that make sense? Readers are co-creating with writers. Only so much of the creation is up to us:)
I can relate. I self published a novel in 2017 and also have been writing my second novel since 2012 (I'm so determined not to give up, and the whole 12 years has been full of self-doubt). You're doing it, though! I think it's not 100% about you and not 100% about others, but that synergistic meeting point on the page where what you want to say meets what the reader finds there. Does that make sense? Readers are co-creating with writers. Only so much of the creation is up to us:)
Thank you that's really helpful and comforting