Creative anxiety can leave you second-guessing every word, brushstroke, or idea. Learn to recognize the different types of self-doubt that plague creative work—and how to push through them. Creativity is supposed to be this wild, freeing experience—chasing ideas, making art, living the dream. So why does it feel like an Olympic sport in stress management? […]
Mindset and Belief
Self-Criticism vs. Self-Improvement: Finding the Right Balance
Your inner critic can either make you better or make you miserable. Here’s how to break the cycle of self-criticism and start using feedback to grow. Writers are pros at self-criticism. We’ll reread a draft and decide we’ve somehow lost all talent overnight. But here’s the catch: self-criticism can either be the fuel that drives […]
How to Silence Your Inner Critic
That nagging voice isn’t telling the truth—here’s how to turn down the volume and keep creating. That voice in your head? The one that tells you your work isn’t good enough, your ideas are silly, or that you should just give up and stick to something safer? Yeah, that’s your inner critic, and it’s a […]
The Myth of the Starving Artist (And Why It’s No Longer True)
Talent isn’t the problem—old mindsets are. Here’s why artists can thrive now more than ever. The idea of the “starving artist” is as outdated as dial-up internet, yet it still haunts the creative world like a ghost that refuses to move on. The romanticization of the struggle keeps this myth alive. We picture Vincent van […]
How to Deal with Rejection: 11 Ways to Bounce Back Quickly
Rejection is a fact of the writing life. But getting beaten down by it doesn’t have to be. As an award-winning journalist, I’ve written 1,000+ articles for publications such as The New York Times, TIME magazine, CNN, BBC, and more. I’ve also created content or done content strategy for clients including Facebook, Buffer, HP, and […]