Everyone says my work is good but I feel like I am just copying things I have seen before and adding nothing new to the world
More people experience this than they realize.
The closer one gets to mastery, the more acutely aware they become of their debt to influences, creating a crisis of originality.
“Where Are You with The examined creative life — Murasaki's synthesis?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.