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I’ve been having such a crisis of confidence lately:
- Is anything I write going to be good enough to publish?
- Am I working on the right projects?
- Am I wasting my time?
- Am I spending enough time writing?
- Is anything I write going to be good enough to publish?
- Am I working on the right projects?
- Am I wasting my time?
- Am I spending enough time writing?
This was all swirling around in my head and making me second guess myself constantly 
I didn’t know if I should keep writing, what to focus on, if it was okay to rest, how I could tell if I was getting it right.
I didn’t know if I should keep writing, what to focus on, if it was okay to rest, how I could tell if I was getting it right.
Today, I sat down and wrote out all my fears:
- That I was not good enough
- That I was wasting mine and other people’s time
- That I would work on the wrong thing and mess up my writing career
- That resting was lazy and I was letting myself down
- That I was not good enough
- That I was wasting mine and other people’s time
- That I would work on the wrong thing and mess up my writing career
- That resting was lazy and I was letting myself down
Seeing all of that on paper was hard, and made me realise how tough I am on myself
I tell other writers all the time that there is no such thing as a wrong project, that resting is good and they should value their wellbeing, and that writing should be fun and joyful.
I tell other writers all the time that there is no such thing as a wrong project, that resting is good and they should value their wellbeing, and that writing should be fun and joyful.
But I wasn’t applying any of that to myself
I fall into negative patterns like this when I’m under stress, and sometimes it’s so heart breaking to see the knots I tie myself into
I fall into negative patterns like this when I’m under stress, and sometimes it’s so heart breaking to see the knots I tie myself into
I wrote down some other stuff, got back to basics:
- I write because I love it
- There is no wrong project to work on
- The people who have invested in my writing are kind and generous
- Resting is good and I have felt so much better since having time off each week
- I write because I love it
- There is no wrong project to work on
- The people who have invested in my writing are kind and generous
- Resting is good and I have felt so much better since having time off each week
I’m not exactly sure what my point is here but I’m sure I’m not the only creative person struggling at the moment 
My small piece of advice is to go back to where your heart is and remind yourself of simple truths
I will be repeating to myself - I write because I love it
My small piece of advice is to go back to where your heart is and remind yourself of simple truths
I will be repeating to myself - I write because I love it
