Writers are also often very avid readers. We found inspiration in books, we planted seeds for big dreams to one day be like those authors that moved us to the point of laughter and tears. Well, what happens once you start writing and then go to read? You compare, you tear yourself down, and you doubt. You look at other’s strengths, and you say, “I can never be this good”. I wish I could say I don’t do it too, but I do. I am also here to say—Fuck. That. Noise.

I had an epiphany after having a ta...