But my teachers said my writing is awful...
Is that small voice still echoing in your head from years ago?
As a former teacher it breaks my heart every time I hear someone say that they aren’t doing something they used to love “because a teacher told me I couldn’t do it” or “because I had a teacher once who said I sucked at…”. I would never have told anyone that they were bad at something or shouldn’t do it. If you enjoy doing something then go out and do it…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Write Well with Kate Beddow to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.