Worth Reading: On Writing and Avoiding Doubt

"Save doubt for later... I have to divide my brain into two parts - one that makes art and one that judges art. They cannot coexist. When I have doubt about what I’m doing, I shut the doubt down. I tell myself that this is not the time to judge."
Read more from author Ann Patchett in this wonderful article.

Also, you might want to check out Patchett's memoir The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life.