It’s easy to be a victim to crippling insecurity about your writing, and there are many reasons as to why you would hide your work away and refuse to share it with other talents.

The most common reasons that I have encountered are:

Fear, often disguised as being lost in the creative processSelf-doubt over the quality of your workA little too much comparing yourself to othersBelief that your work is not good enoughYour writing is too personal The feeling that your work is not ‘ready’You’re...