I love this article so much. I am currently breaking my bones, one at a time, on a Catherine wheel of my own creation. Twelve stories in 12 months, each one to be entered into a new competition for the month, never the same competition twice. It seemed less ambitious than a story a day and I thought — so naive— I thought it would be ‘fun’.
There have been good stories and bad. And the bad ones have made me question not just my capability as a writer, but my entire life’s purpose. I have stories on my profile that I am physically incapable of rereading.
It is so wonderful to be reminded that we are not alone in our doubting, hating, self-tormenting labour of love. Thank you for writing this. I have just followed you. But you probably already know that :)
