Writing My First Novel Is Calling My Bluff

I think I’m writing a book. But really, I’ve walked straight into a staring contest with every lie I’ve ever told myself.

Lies like:

• I’m not creative enough, patient enough, or smart enough to write

  fiction.

• I don't have the bandwidth for any big projects right now.

• I can't have what I really want.

But the story hasn’t exposed me. It’s revealing me.

I’ve been…