How Writers Can Quit the Creative Comparison Game

Creative comparison often gets a bad rap. Like self-doubt, comparison can be a lens through which writers can identify the strengths and weaknesses in their work, ultimately helping them improve the quality of their skills and stories with intention. 

But without the right attitude in place, ego and insecurity can blind writers to the insights that comparison can provide, warping constructive comparison into a dangerously destructive act.

So, how can you overcome unhealthy creative comparison? Kristen breaks down everything you need to know in today's episode, writer.

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Chapters

• 0:37 Episode Introduction
• 1:09 Creative comparison gets a bad rap...
• 2:49 Truth #1: Writing is not a competition
• 4:37 Truth #2: Excellence is an earned skill
• 6:10 Truth #3: Success never comes without struggle
• 7:05 Truth #4: Acclaim won't make you a "real" writer
• 8:09 How can you overcome unhealthy creative comparison?
• 9:24 Step #1: Sit with your envy
• 10:07 Step #2: Explore the root of your comparison
• 11:27 Step #3: Practice affirmations
• 13:09 Step #4: Exercise your agency