Hey, Sara! So, I've communicated with you before about writing, and you've given me AWESOME advice, but I think I've hit a new wall.. I feel like every story idea I have is beyond stupid. It's become something that stops me from doing it because I just pla

OH GOD YES. Every writer hits that wall – self doubt is wildly popular amongst artist type folks, so you’re in good company. 

I get rid of that feeling…well…I’ll let you know when I get rid of that feeling, HA. A better thing would be to tell you how I deal with having that feeling – and that comes down to self discipline. Writing can done both as a fun, creative outlet and as a job – for me, at this stage, it helps thinking of it as a job. Whether or not I feel like writing, whether or not I’m in love with my ideas, I have to write in order to do silly things like meet deadlines. So I force myself to sit down and work, regardless of how I feel.

Feelings are fickle, unreliable, usually WRONG little things. And I try not to let one feeling on one day dictate how I approach a project (or my career) because feelings can, and usually do, change. If I’m feeling uncertain about a project, I’ll try to analyze why I feel uncertain about it (if it’s because of a plot thing I need to change, or a character I’m not getting right, etc), but I’ll tell myself “Self, this sucks right now, but you’ll figure it out. YOU WILL.” 

Be kind to yourself. Reassure yourself. You’re talented. It may be difficult right now, but YOU GOT THIS.