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When creative projects become sources of shame instead of joy

I've been working on this novel for three years and every time someone asks about it I make up lies about how well it's going when really I haven't written a single page in eight months.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between creative identity and creative reality has become a source of profound self-deception.

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“Where Are You with Creative Projects?”

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