What if I’m not good enough?

Is this story too unoriginal?

What if people hate my story? 

We’ve all experienced these spiraling thoughts at some point in our writing journey. Anxiety roars its ugly head and tries to get in the way of accomplishing your writing goals. 

There...

• Have you found yourself pushing yourself to finish that last round of edits even though you’re so exhausted?
• Are you overwhelmed by the deadlines that no one but you created?
• Do you find yourself wanting to write but when you sit down, you can’t find the words?
• Do you compare your...

If I could describe the Quill & Cup writers retreat in one word, I’d say it was "transformational."

That’s the word I used when talking about it with my therapist last week.
 

It was as if the retreat took hold of all the loose cables inside me, wound them together,...

Does saying that make anyone else cringe? Hustle culture has taught us that rest is for the weak, that if you have big goals you need to be striving towards them 100% of the time. That if you take time away from your goals, you aren't disciplined enough to achieve them.

Saying I was too tired to...