Caught Quote by Michael Cera

Writing is the perfect balance between self-confidence and self-doubt, with a bit of self-delusion thrown in.

— Judith Kelman

“Having an attack of self-doubt about your writing ability? Step #1 - Tell yourself - 'I'm the best damn writer there is, and the…

— Jonathan Maas

When you're writing, you're demented, alone, and full of doubt. It feels dangerous.

— Joan Juliet Buck

“Writing is very hard mostly because until you try to write something down, it’s easy to fool yourself into believing you understand things. Writing…

— Mark Vonnegut

To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.

— Anne Rice

As a writer, you have to believe you're one of the best writers in the world. To sit down every day at the typewriter…

— Jo Nesbo

I'm not too fond of the hard work and the constant battle with self-doubt that goes on when I write, but I figure that's…

— Robert Sheckley

As a writer, you need a strong sense of self-belief. And when it comes to writing, I've always had that.

— Ronald Frame

Writing is so hard. And then, sometimes, it is so bewilderingly easy.

— Patricia Hampl

“Writing is mostly a mind game. It’s about tricking yourself into becoming who you are. If you do this long enough, you begin to…

— Jeff Goins

You have to throw yourself away when you write.

— Maxwell Perkins

The only virtue on which I pride myself is my self-doubt; when a writer loses her self-doubt, the time has come to lay aside…

— Anonymous