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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

A Case Study in Desire

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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Signs of Creative Burnout

You’re not out of ideas even when it feels like it

Feb 24•Amy L Bernstein

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I Refused to Host a Podcast

Dec 2, 2025•Amy L Bernstein

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Yes, I Made a Hat

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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Showing Off, Showing Up

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 Other Hustle Culture

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…?

No excuses allowed

May 19•Amy L Bernstein

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