I have some feelings about writing what makes you happy—so, thread! About 1 yr ago, I had the pleasure of sharing a meal w/ two friends of my bf's parents. They're both artists, & so the conversation naturally steered toward the act of creating & living a creative life. 1/? At the time, I was really struggling as a writer. I normally suffer periods of self-doubt, but nothing like this. I couldn't write, and what I did manage to write, I hated; I was paralyzed with anxiety over what project to work on, what was essentially "worth my time". 2/?