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When early recognition becomes a creative burden

I have a story that won a contest two years ago and I still think it is the best thing I have ever written and I am worried I peaked early

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Premature validation can freeze development by establishing an internal standard that subsequent work struggles to surpass.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Fiction and storytelling — craft fundamentals?”

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