Learn How to Use Daily Prompts

Sometimes I wonder why I bother. Really. I wonder why I sit down and labor over a novel or a newsletter, and I ask myself, “What difference does it make? Does anyone care?” It’s at these moments that I have to remind myself that of course someone cares.

Have you ever said to yourself—today is going to be a great writing day and then sat down to capture your thoughts only to discover that those transcendent ideas have slithered away like minnows through your eight-year-old fingers?

Recently, I was speaking with a friend of mine who mentioned that she was working on investigating the ways in which she sabotages herself artistically. The moment the words were out of her mouth, I realized that I needed to work on the same thing.