31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers for 2025—Day 27

Build Your Confidence.

Sometimes, all the gods are with us, the muses are lined up on either side of our desk, no one is bothering us—in short, conditions are perfect for writing.

And then it starts: our internal gremlin whispers: “You’ll never be a writer. Who do you think you are— another Shakespeare? JK Rowling? Stephen King?”

This is the evil spirit of self-doubt.

Part of what can trigger this is your actual writing process, beginning with second-guessing the quality of what you’re writing. ...