I've been in a bit of a writing funk lately. I first assumed it was a writing block, that I just couldn't write at all and maybe there is still a little bit of block, but then I read this post on Pinterest yesterday evening while half-asleep and I think I realized something.

I have The End which is quite a few stories fleshed out in - somewhat - great details, I have unfinished stories that I really want to work on, story ideas I've had for years and just don't know how to write. 

But as I read this post I realized; maybe I'm not only in a writer's block. Maybe I'm also lacking the skills to fit my visions. Maybe I dream bigger than I can write at this moment which is why I'm so unhappy with legitimately everything I write and why I find it so hard. Maybe I have amazing ideas that I want to portray in a specific way and my skills just aren't there yet. 

And as I was realizing this, I was thinking "maybe there is someone out there as well, whose vision is far greater than their skills at the moment, who need a moment of encouragement and love and a little confidence that their ideas aren't bad and that all we have to do is continue, continue, continue". 

If you're an author and you relate to this post (originally written on tumblr), I hope you understand that the message isn't "you're a bad writer". It's "you have amazing ideas, keep going so your skills develop further".

Send a little love your favorite author's way. Encourage them to keep going, whether or not they're in a funk. Let them know you love their ideas and their stories. 

And if someone comes to you and asks for help before they give up, citing lack of confidence, hug them and let them know the only way forward is to continue writing. <3