One of my biggest challenges as a writer has always been having confidence in my ideas and words. I didn’t write for a long time because I was sure it was all terrible. Then a few years ago I found this video and something clicked for me: it’s ok for your first works to be less than stellar. In fact, that’s to be expected. We have to work to build our skills up before we can produce a masterpiece, and the only way to build those skills is to actually do the work. That meant that if I was serious about being a writer I needed to push through the feelings that my book was no good and just write it anyway. I’m still working on confidence, and I still occasionally rewatch this video. I wanted to share it because it was so helpful to me and I’m sure others will find it inspirational.
Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.
What is your biggest creative challenge?
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