Post Operations Recovery... (BF Mission Statement, 4 of 3)

Thanks to the concerned friends who've provided some support during the last difficult week. I'm sorry if it made this blog a slightly depressing read! Occasional crippling self-doubt is a part of the writing life.

At least one person pointed out to me that it probably isn't wise to use one project, which was so ambitious it was almost designed to fail, as a measure of my overall abilities. I'm feeling a lot stronger about my future in nonfiction-- in fact, I've got at least one nonfiction project in the works now, outside BF. I think you'll be interested.

Other than that, though, I think the mission statement still holds up. Just because periods of self-doubt feel crappy, you can still learn something from them. The hard lessons are supposed to be humbling.

So, let's put that nonfiction-writin' confidence to the test, shall we? And let's get back on track. Coming up later today, three make-up posts originally intended for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.