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> [It's weird - I don't feel like I'm a better or more confident writer because I'm publishing something. I think, for most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-m-gavin/it-s-weird-i-don-t-feel-like-i-m-a-better-or-more-confident-writer/)

[James M. Gavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-m-gavin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/james-m-gavin-58553_novel_it-s-weird-i-don-t-feel-like-i-m-a-bette_273298.jpg)

> [Weirdly, even as I became more confident as a writer and as a person, I completely lost faith in my own ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-sittenfeld/weirdly-even-as-i-became-more-confident-as-a-writer-and-as-a-person-i/)

[Curtis Sittenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-sittenfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/curtis-sittenfeld-1731_ability_weirdly-even-as-i-became-more-confident_879908.png)

> [I am a super-confident writer, and as a joke writer and as an actress, I'm like, 'I want to go head-to-head with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-am-a-super-confident-writer-and-as-a-joke-writer-and-as-an-actress/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/mindy-kaling-672_actresses_i-am-a-super-confident-writer-and-as-a-j_1553715.png)

> [After 'Where the Wild Things Are,' I guess I felt more confident as a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/after-where-the-wild-things-are-i-guess-i-felt-more-confident-as-a/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/add/spike-jonze-3309_after_after-where-the-wild-things-are-i-guess_2429101.jpg)

> [I've been doing short-form writing for a decade, and six years ago I signed with an agent, and we've been working on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindy-west/i-ve-been-doing-short-form-writing-for-a-decade-and-six-years-ago-i/)

[Lindy West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindy-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/lindy-west-7781_book_i-ve-been-doing-short-form-writing-for-a_2861871.png)

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