Doubt Monster

Doubt Monster

The Breathtaking Saga of a Story Being Born

The big secret is: Don't quit early.

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Amy L Bernstein
May 07, 2024
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I put myself through writerly hell last week. The experience reminded me of the adage, “I hate writing but love having written.”

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The act of choosing words to form sentences that add up to paragraphs that grow into a story that is expected to justify its existence by unleashing an emotional response in a complete stranger…

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