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Doubt Monster
We wrangle openly and unapologetically with the doubt monsters that hold us back and explore how we can and should make our art. Come here to drop your burdens and discover your awesomeness.
By Amy L Bernstein
· Launched 3 years ago
“She writes brilliantly about one of my biggest issues, as a writer and as a person--my inner critic. I've found Amy to be insightful and disarming in her candor. When it comes to the writing world, she is a bit of a renegade, and we need more of those. So follow Amy and be encouraged, comforted, and inspired.”...”
“She writes brilliantly about one of my biggest issues, as a writer and as a person--my inner critic. I've found Amy to be insightful and disarming in her candor. When it comes to the writing world, she is a bit of a renegade, and we need more of those. So follow Amy and be encouraged, comforted, and inspired.”
Deborah Ann Lucas, Down the Long Lane
One book's prolonged birth pangs
Jan 13•Amy L Bernstein
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Because you deserve personal attention
Jan 25•Amy L Bernstein
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You’re not out of ideas even when it feels like it
Feb 24•Amy L Bernstein
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Dec 2, 2025•Amy L Bernstein
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Nov 7, 2023•Amy L Bernstein
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A Writer’s Revised Thoughts on Revision
Jul 15, 2025•Amy L Bernstein
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The bumpy road to becoming your best self
Mar 3•Amy L Bernstein
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You’re Invited! Take the Self-Doubt Survey
An unscientific peek into how you process doubt
Dec 19, 2023•Amy L Bernstein
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Playing the Long Game is a Winning Strategy
Your future self will thank you for all the stuff you do now
Jun 16•Amy L Bernstein
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The different pace of making art
Jun 9•Amy L Bernstein
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Your So-Called Target Reader May Not Exist
We can’t always put readers in boxes and slap labels on them
Jun 2•Amy L Bernstein
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I’ll Never Be Any Good at This Stuff
Learning to accept the bits that don't work
May 26•Amy L Bernstein
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Why Not Believe That it Could Be You…?
May 19•Amy L Bernstein
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