Motivation issues
Success contingent on the opinion of others
No concept of plot
Show don’t tell, goddammit
Rejection letters so numerous personalized ones are considered victories
Sex in exposition, but never in scene, if you know what I mean
Feeling as if I’m consistently celebrating others’ successes
Inability to finish the long project and the tendency to stick with shorter works
That one I keep coming back to no matter how many times I walk away
My mother just doesn’t seem to get it