Sitemap - 2024 - Doubt Monster

Yet Another Take on AI and Publishing

Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window

Please Take Up As Much Space as Possible

Progress and the Artist: Frenemies for Life

Need Help Wrangling Doubt Monsters?

Creativity and the Moment: Is This Yours?

Basking in the Hallmark Halo

Making the Best of a Lifetime of Unknowns

Creative Risk-Taking and All That Jazz

The Truth Behind Clichés is Not a Cliché

There are No Losers Here

The Unicorn Distortion

Stop Fantasizing About the Book You Haven’t Written Yet

Creative Risks are Terrifying. And Worth Taking.

Putting Word Salad to Work for You

The Agony of Revision, the Ecstasy of Discovery

Daydreaming Her Way to Artistry

Reporting to You from Submissions Country

Must We Talk About ‘Structure’?

Bridging the Enthusiasm Gap

A Portrait of Humans in Doubt

The Big Swerve is a Big Game-Changer

The Hidden Super-Powers Artists Need

Writing Dangerously in Dangerous Times

That Blank Screen Teems With Possibilities

In Dark Times, Creativity Sees You Through

The Tyranny of Excellence in a Mistake-Filled World

Put Your Doubt Monster on the Shelf!

Letting Go is Letting In

Manifesting a Creative Life

What Has Preservation Bias Done for You, Lately?

Do-Overs and the Art of Becoming

The Wave Method for Irregular Creative Practitioners

For Some Writers, ‘Productivity’ is a Dirty Word

The Breathtaking Saga of a Story Being Born

Harnessing the Ecstasy of the Flash Mob

Talking to Myself is the Sanest Thing I Can Do

Maggie Jackson on the Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure

Envy: Doubt’s Most Unwelcomed Avatar

Which Voices Should You Listen To?

Managing Vulnerability the Smart Way

Digging Out From Our Piles of Lies

Picking Winners Breaks My Heart

The Discomforting Power of Creative Destruction

Bending the Curve on Self-Esteem

Navigating the Emotional Seas of Writing

What’s on the Backside of Your Vision Board?

Placing My Trust in Edward Hopper’s Paintings

Pushed or Pulled, Never Completely Stilled

Doubt is a Cloaking Device Hiding the Future

Because It Feels So Good When You Stop

The Dividends of Doing Hard Things

The Answers Inside the Questions