Do you ever feel discouraged when writing? Because that’s how I sometimes feel when I work on a book–like I don’t have the skills to write properly or the story won’t go anywhere!

Yes. I have felt discouraged many, many times when writing. I’ve had it steal my productivity and fuel my self-doubts. Whenever I feel this creeping up on me, I always take a step back to remind myself why I’m writing. I’m writing because I love it and enjoy it. And that always helps to recenter me. But also–I could have an amazing writing day followed by a crappy writing day. So I have to also keep that in mind when I feel discouraged. Because today you might just be having a harder day of writing, but tomorrow you will break through the ice.