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Scenario

How proximity blinds writers to their own work

I wrote a novel that took me two years and now I am editing it and I hate every single page but I cannot tell if it is actually bad or if I have just read it too many times

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intimacy with one's creation can erode the capacity for objective assessment, leaving doubt where clarity once lived.

Your guide for this
Mura
Mura works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.