The fear of the craft
I love creative things. I love painting and sewing and knitting and writing and all those wonderful things. When was the last time I did any of those things? Honestly. I can't remember. My reason for not doing those things is often one or a combination of a few reasons. In reality they are just excuses to an extent. Let's look at the big one though - fear of the result/messing up. If you don't practice you never improve - simple. However, that hasn't stopped me from not practicing because I don't like how something has turned out. I'll fawn over other artists and writers and go 'wow - I'd love to be as talented as you one day' fully aware that they have worked blooming hard to get there. So off I go to scribble something down aaaaannnddd.... instantly hate it. Now this isn't a new concept as lots of people say this. The dividing factor is the next step though. Create or hate. Create and you can improve to a point where you will event...