# Doubt Monster We wrangle openly and unapologetically with the doubt monsters that hold us back and explore how we can and should make our art. Come here to drop your burdens and discover your awesomeness. Page: Feed: --- ## [When the Day of Reckoning Arrives At Last](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/when-the-day-of-reckoning-arrives) _2026-08-11 · Amy L Bernstein_ Facing down the past to move ahead with alacrity ## [What if “Someday” Never Arrives?](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/what-if-someday-never-arrives) _2026-08-04 · Amy L Bernstein_ Putting one’s faith in an imagined future ## [The Lies Holding Us Back](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/the-lies-holding-us-back) _2026-07-28 · Amy L Bernstein_ Stop insisting you're bad at stuff ## [When Measuring Messes with your Mindset](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/permission-to-quit-the-field) _2026-07-21 · Amy L Bernstein_ Look beyond the data for your identity as an artist ## [When the Pivot Resembles a Divot](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/when-the-pivot-resembles-a-divot) _2026-07-14 · Amy L Bernstein_ Stumbling over necessary questions ## [Breaking Away from Burn-Out](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/breaking-away-from-burn-out) _2026-07-07 · Amy L Bernstein_ Leaving the race comes before the reset ## [Playing the Long Game is a Winning Strategy](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/playing-the-long-game-is-a-winning) _2026-06-16 · Amy L Bernstein_ Your future self will thank you for all the stuff you do now ## [The Other Hustle Culture](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/the-other-hustle-culture) _2026-06-09 · Amy L Bernstein_ The different pace of making art ## [Your So-Called Target Reader May Not Exist](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/your-so-called-target-reader-may) _2026-06-02 · Amy L Bernstein_ We can’t always put readers in boxes and slap labels on them ## [I’ll Never Be Any Good at This Stuff](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/ill-never-be-any-good-at-this-stuff) _2026-05-26 · Amy L Bernstein_ Learning to accept the bits that don't work ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8jgCcB60sIFC) _2026-05-26 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [Why Not Believe That it Could Be You…?](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/why-not-believe-that-it-could-be) _2026-05-19 · Amy L Bernstein_ No excuses allowed ## [Six Years Ago, I Made a Life-Altering Decision](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/six-years-ago-i-made-a-life-altering) _2026-05-12 · Amy L Bernstein_ The future is unknowable but dreaming about it is very real ## [Who are Writers Like? Other Writers.](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/who-are-writers-like-other-writers) _2026-05-05 · Amy L Bernstein_ We have a ridiculous amount in common ## [Making Writing Fun is a Job in Itself](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/making-writing-fun-is-a-job-in-itself) _2026-04-28 · Amy L Bernstein_ Committing to this work isn’t easy ## [The Way It Really Is (As a Writer)](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/the-way-it-really-is-as-a-writer) _2026-04-21 · Amy L Bernstein_ If anyone wonders what it’s like to live a writer’s life, here’s a realistic glimpse of what truly goes on. ## [Worshipping the False God of Buzz](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/worshipping-the-false-god-of-buzz) _2026-04-14 · Amy L Bernstein_ The manufactured nature of outsized popularity ## [Survey Says: Your Doubts are not Entirely in Your Head](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/survey-says-your-doubts-are-not-entirely) _2026-04-07 · Amy L Bernstein_ Plenty of external factors make us question what’s going on ## [Sorry, Darwin, Culture Holds the Winning Hand](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/sorry-darwin-culture-holds-the-winning) _2026-03-31 · Amy L Bernstein_ We’re changing faster than ever, for better and worse ## [Fiction Offers a First Rough Draft of History](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/fiction-offers-a-first-rough-draft) _2026-03-24 · Amy L Bernstein_ Shaping stories that reveal truths--including mine! ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uyzWS4FwaPP4) _2026-03-24 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [On Becoming a Good Literary Citizen](https://amylbernsteinauthor.substack.com/p/on-becoming-a-good-literary-citizen) _2026-03-17 · Amy L Bernstein_ Generosity is a winning strategy