❣️ Don’t be afraid of being earnest in your writing.

❣️ Don’t be afraid of putting your desires and fears in your story.

❣️ Don’t be afraid of writing the story that you want to read.

❣️ Don’t be afraid of making your characters ‘too cool’ or ‘too fun’, or ‘too sexy’.

❣️ Don’t be afraid that other people will judge the elements of your story.

❣️ Don’t be afraid of being called ‘cringe’, or ‘problematic’.

❣️ Don’t be afraid that people won’t like what you want to write.

❣️ Don’t be afraid to write a story that you love, without worrying about anyone else’s opinion.

❣️ What you want to write matters.

❣️ Don’t be afraid to write your story.