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"What Is Our Greatest Creative Challenge?"

Reader, Did you know ...

The same things that fuel writers and other creatives can often be the roadblocks we can't seem to get past. The thing that trips us up. The fear that freezes us creatively like the proverbial deer in the headlights.

Sometimes, our greatest challenge isn't which story to write, what character is not gelling consistently, or what conflict doesn't feel as suspenseful or tension-driven as we might need it to be.

Sometimes, our greatest challenge is how we see ourselves.

Imposter syndrome. Lack of confidence. Childhood traumas. Shaky relationships. Abusive working environment.

All these things can negatively affect what we put down on paper.

Sometimes, to come up with ideas, choose the best plot, create the most compelling characters, and tell The Greatest Story Ever Told, it comes down to what you're telling yourself in your head about yourself.

All those negative things that I listed can hold us back. Or they can be fuel, wood chips, or logs for our creative fire. But only if we choose to see it that way.

Only if we permit ourselves to use the negatives positively.

And one trick to reaching that frame of mind is to remind ourselves consistently that we are creatives.

Our chosen passion is to express life through our art, and until further notice, life comes with the good and the bad.

So figure out today: If you're feeling good, great, go for it, but if you're feeling bad, how can you use it?

How can you make that negative thing the log you throw on your creative fire so that it fuels you on your creative journey?

One way might be as a writer's prompt.

Not for a specific project but simply as a writing exercise to get the juices flowing.

What do you think?

Let me know what you come up with.

Best,

Alex Simmons

PS. Oh yeah ... What will you write today?

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