Do you want to write or publish a novel because you think it will prove something about yourself?
Do you want a novel because you secretly believe you are not good enough as you are?
You’re not alone. Many writers, including myself, try to write books to feel better about ourselves.
But it doesn’t work.
Thinking that you aren’t good enough without a published novel puts way too much pressure on yourself to write a novel. You end up failing and proving yourself true that you are worthless. So to try and feel better, you bully yourself into writing. But this just makes you feel terrible and makes writing incredibly difficult.
The only way to write a novel (and to learn how to feel good about yourself) is to see yourself as worthy now.
This is some of the hardest and most profound work. Learn how you get started in this podcast episode.
https://www.blockbusterya.com/post/self-worth
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Created and produced by Tiana Warner and Stephanie Warner
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Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
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