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When completion becomes another form of hiding

I have a drawer full of finished stories that no one has ever read and I tell myself I am protecting them but really I think I am protecting myself

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The act of finishing can serve as a substitute for the vulnerability required to share, creating the illusion of productivity while avoiding genuine artistic risk.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Fiction and storytelling — craft fundamentals?”

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