is similar to what I have had to work through with my studio practice. I could not have sold any work from my studio if I had not believed it was possible to sell my work, if I had not believed what I produced was worthy of selling. It is the same issue with my writing. I have never identified myself before as a professional writer. A central issue in developing a professional writing career in academia is going to be orienting my identity, my sense of myself and what I am capable of, as a high caliber writer. This is a self esteem and self image issue, preliminary to text production methodologies. Well, I have come this far. I’m not going to let this interrupt my progress. It is helpful to realize the issue at this level.
