: Re: How can I overcome that paralyzing fear that my writing isnâ€™t good enough I've written a large section of my book. The questions that keep haunting me are: Is this story unique? Will people

This video of Ira Glass (from This American Life) gets me through that problem every time.
By the time you first begin writing, you've already developed good taste, being able to tell good work from bad. So in your early work you can see clearly how far it falls from the best stuff you've seen. You have to recognize that gap, but also recognize that everybody has one of their own. And know that you'll improve and narrow that gap with practice.

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: What are some examples of the "simple but vivid" description that Chekhov talks about in the quote below? (The quote below is from one of Chekhov's letters to other Russian writer, Maxim Gorky.)

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: Are there better chances of being more credible by a grantor if you write about yourself in the third person? I was told that because I have a good eye for detail, I could do reasonably

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: Can I get sued for a fictional version of a news outlet? In the fictional book I'm writing there are the institutions, Focs Schools and Focs Net. These institutions greatly distort history,

: Re: How can I overcome that paralyzing fear that my writing isnâ€™t good enough I've written a large section of my book. The questions that keep haunting me are: Is this story unique? Will people

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: What are some examples of the "simple but vivid" description that Chekhov talks about in the quote below? (The quote below is from one of Chekhov's letters to other Russian writer, Maxim Gorky.)

: I think silky hair is just too simple as that is one of the most common ways that great hair is described. You could choose a more specific type of brown, like chestnut, chocolate or cinnamon

: Are there better chances of being more credible by a grantor if you write about yourself in the third person? I was told that because I have a good eye for detail, I could do reasonably

: Can I get sued for a fictional version of a news outlet? In the fictional book I'm writing there are the institutions, Focs Schools and Focs Net. These institutions greatly distort history,

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