Call for submissions — confidence and creativity

I read a quote from a writer the other day that essentially said that confidence and the creative process don’t mix. I’ve been thinking about that ever since. I think writing (and other creative practices) is the only occupation where you can doubt yourself through the entire process and still come up with something incredible.

Maybe I’m wrong, but we want to hear from you. What is your relationship with confidence as it relates to you creating? Are you self-assured during the entire creative process? If confidence is an issue for you, what is the source of your insecurity?

Same rules as always:

• If you’re already a writer for CRY, go ahead and submit.
• If you’re not a writer for CRY but would like to submit to this request, let us know and we’ll add you ASAP.
• Be as creative as you want in your submissions. As long as you stick to the topic, we’ll consider it.
• Just because you submit doesn’t mean we’ll post. If you haven’t heard back from us in three days, consider that a pass.
• Deadline to submit is this Monday, November 9.

Please reach out if you have any questions at all. If you are new to Medium, here’s how you submit a draft to a publication.