Intimidated by people who want to write a book

I write a lot of little stories. I have a lot of characters and a lot of settings and I like to play around with them. They are not all connected. More often than not, they contradict each other. I’m fine with that. It’s just for myself. It’s just to have fun. It’s just for me. <br><br>I don’t want to write a book. I don’t have a secret fantasy of writing a very famous book. I don’t dream of being a best seller. I am unimpressed by fame, and I am wildly under qualified for even the most basic professional writing.<br><br>This is just something I do for myself. It’s something I have always done. It’s a coping mechanism and a way to express myself, but it is mostly for fun.<br><br>I had a friend in college who wanted to be a writer. I was happy to share our writing, and they were very happy to tell me how bad they thought I was. They weren’t entirely wrong. I wasn’t good. I still am not. I don’t really care. I am doing this for fun, not for profit, not for success, not for any of the things they wanted. I am happy to not be good, because that means I don’t have to worry about trying to be any better.<br><br>When I read on here, I see a lot of “I’m not good enough to be a writer.” I see a lot of “I want to write a book, but I am not good enough.” I see a lot of “I want to write a book, but I’m not any good.”<br><br>I haven’t written a lot for the last year or so. My brain was dead, and no matter how hard I tried, I could not come up with anything. It was a bit scary.<br><br>Well, I have some free time now, and my brain has finally decided to start working again. I am really happy about it. I’m not good, I’m not going to be good, and I’m okay with that. <br><br>I just want to have fun. I hope you have fun too.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>Edit: Thank you all for the kindness, awards, and helpful messages! Back to writing, and maybe one of these days I will share some of it with you all :)