One of the most popular posts of all time on my writing blog, has surprisingly, little to do with writing. And yet, at the same time, seems to have everything to do with it. When my blog was a baby (less than a year old), I wrote a post about the differences between confidence and arrogance, and humility and self-deprecation. It still gets regular hits.
Which wouldn't be a problem . . . except, since then, I've refined and updated some of my ideas.
And I'd like people to have the more refined version.
So this is sort of a repost, but not really a repost, and sort of not about writing, and yet totally about writing.
Because let's be honest--on our own writing journeys, it can be easy to zigzag all over the place between these characteristics, whether it's because we've just finished a manuscript that is obviously bound to be the next great American novel (or . . . insert whatever country you hail from) or because we've just found out our editor hates our characters. It's like one of my favorite writing memes.
So, I want to talk about the differences between arrogance and confidence, and humility and self-deprecation--and how to discern each.
