"You’ve worked through some hard times with your novel, and sometimes—you realize now—your..."

“You’ve worked through some hard times with your novel, and sometimes—you realize now—your protagonist isn’t as perfect as you once imagined. Sometimes she’s mean. Sometimes he does the wrong thing. Sometimes you wish you could just break up and start all over with a novel that’s new.


This is precisely where you must decide to stick things out. Don’t lose heart: you will have those a-ha moments again. The romance can—and will—be rekindled. Stay true to your story.”

- Donna Freitas, on second-guessing your writing.