Subhechcha Ganguly 
‘You won’t open the jar full of flies sitting on a desk in fear of being stung. You will open the can of coke and packet of candies to satisfy your taste-buds.’ The profession of writing is similar to getting bitten by the flies not being smitten by the raw desire of imbibing coke or chewing orange candies on a national holiday or festive season. My comparison might sound absurd to those who have no idea of what writing metaphorically means. Those who understand the gist of personifications and idioms might know that the reasoning of confidence alone being the exit door in the slew of an approachable field is merely a hypothesis.
Confidence is a state of mind and an emotion residing in the valves of heart which goes up with a little slice of success. It comes down eventually as the failure sweeps into this channel of evolution. Blaming confidence; is that correct? Again, is it an existent piece of cake to be swallowed to step into the gigantic role of a writer. A writer may not sleep for hours; stay famished for an entire Sunday sunny noon because an idea can’t transcend from the stage of plotting to developing. What really is a writer or an Author? If you ask me or any other successful best-selling Author, we’d say: ‘Becoming an Author was the single best decision of my life for it gave me the freedom to re-approach circumstances; change perspectives and idolize myself as an individual identity. Though, there was something, a small peck of doubt which held me back for years before I published my first piece of writing. I never lacked confidence to tell my story; I lacked time to dwell on the millions of ideas floating in the shackles of my brain. I resisted myself from writing continuously for once I began, I couldn’t stop pouring my soul onto the blank screen. Time flew by like the gust of wind slapping me and waking me up to remember—I need to do life as well. I can’t spend my life awaiting the rejection of my neatly formatted queries over and over again; I can’t sit back and watch my pupils go ahead of me in the race of career while I earn a miniscule amount of royalty from publishing my first book. Who said confidence is a bane in our profession; it’s the stubbornly impaired mind which gets in the way of pursuing the biggest dream and it’s this very brain which needs to quieten down until the results of the hard-work arrive.’
If you read me, then I’d rent you a piece of my mind to not listen to your mind when it mocks your storytelling abilities, however twisted or clumsy they sound at the first read. Don’t pay attention to a peer popping up after decades to criticize you-you’re pathetic at writing or a family member bullying you to not submit your work of fiction because no one would read. The habit of reading has been in the pitch for a long time, although the number of people who buy or read books has diminished. Nonetheless, there are still thousands of those zealous hearts eager to read exactly what you’ve to say or show.
The tiny discouragement when the expectation of sales is higher might lurk around for a while but it’s nothing compared to the illuminating desire to pursue writing the book of your enormous life; or the story of your best friend losing her cat and finding it captured by an ancient witch who lives on a deserted dock. The adventure and fantasy to meet the witchcraft in it’s dark and evil glory is sufficiently induced to become the vision of the stormy night. ‘Now, how could you ever give up on this exciting plot which can be the breakthrough of your writing journey? Did you forget? You lack confidence to execute.’
Execution is a matter of grave concentration my dear aspiring writing. All you need is to fire up yourself and get your mood sizzling to resume jotting down those crafty characters. But hey, how can I be patient with myself to finish this book when I can’t seem to decide on a good title, cover, or even the names of my side-characters? ‘Remember, patience is a virtue to practice along with your art to create book. As you go by, you shall learn what you haven’t learn ever.’
Fear to manifest your unvoiced words and suppressed feelings on a page can be mentally challenging and even life changing for you’re never ready to do the right thing. Listening to the small voice in your head, ‘monologue,’ or the little gurgle in your tummy called a ‘gut feeling’ often misguiding yet it’s the solitary guide to assure the success.
Inner-motivation and self-appreciation come hard to you for you believe you lack confidence in yourselves for several reasons known or unknown. Have you ever given it a thought, maybe, you’re looking at the wrong side? And it’s not a fear but ‘an inspiration within you which is deep rooted in the thousand-petalled crown chakra’ of your head knocking loudly for you to be attentive to receive the higher calling.
My mate, there’d be a million reasons to back off but a primary factor to go ahead for you are today’s youth and you’re not meant to hold back. You’re to soar higher and become the ambassador of confidence by taking up the most time-consuming and one of the riskiest jobs on the planet: Author and Poet. The job description goes as: Mix the flour of your cerebellum with the cream of your cerebrum to bake some toe-curling, spine-chilling novels and heart-riveting poetries. Be afraid not for you are full of poise in your awareness to do better for and with your eternal talent to form crispy words to attract audience.
