A way of taking the pressure off of starting something that you secretly hope will be successful is to frame it for yourself and others as being merely a hobby.
You can share your work and be happy if people stumble upon it. Any feedback or criticism you can deflect with, “hey, it’s just a hobby!”
This permits you to be openly enthusiastic and niaeve because there are no expectations.
People expect eccentricities and over excitement with hobbies because they have no consequence. Hobbies are not taking away from paying the mortgage. There are no deadlines. There is no pressure to perform. It’s done because it brings joy.
Just like this blog. I love writing and am a bit doolally over reading and books. I do it all for the joy of it.
Just don’t take me too seriously.
Because hey, this is just a hobby!
Conversations With Quotations 