Day Thirteen – My Five Failures

Today was the first day in weeks where writing felt good, easy, and a privilege. I attribute that to the mindset I had going into Jessica Christ, which was, “I get to write this really intense gaslighting scene,” rather than the usual, “this scene is going to feel yucky.” It seems like such a simple mental shift, and an obvious one, but damn did it take me a lot of bullshit to get there. Not only did writing it feel good, but that approach opened me up to all kinds of other creative projects...