As my life is ramping up stress-wise at my day job, my writing anxieties seem to be growing as well.

• Will I be able to do this plot justice?
• Are my characters interesting enough?
• I know I published before, but what if I can’t get an editor to accept this novel?
• Should I stick to shorts or try to write longer pieces?
• Am I editing all the voice out of my novella?
• What if no one likes my story?!

I swear I spend more time worrying about writing than I spend putting words on a page. This has got to stop.

When stress and anxiety get me down, I usually try to sit down for a few moments, focus on my breathing, let my mind quiet, and meditate. I was wondering, however, if recording a few phrases with a writerly bent might help calm some of my writing fears as well.

So I’m asking–

• What do you fear?
• What do you stress about at night?
• Are your fears keeping you from writing?