Every writer knows the dragon at the desk. It’s not made of scales and fire, but of doubts and whispers: You’re not good enough. Your words don’t matter. Who are you to write?
The dragon sits quietly at first. Then it leans closer when the page stays blank too long. It breathes smoke when we compare ourselves to others. It flaps its wings when fear says, Maybe you should stop before you even begin.
But here’s the secret: the dragon isn’t the enemy. It’s a sign that you’re standing at the edge of something meaningful. The presence of fear means the work matters.
Courage in writing doesn’t look like slaying the dragon. It looks like sitting down anyway. It looks like writing the messy sentence, the awkward scene, the vulnerable truth. It’s remembering that courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to keep going in spite of it.
Every time you choose to write, you prove that the dragon doesn’t win. You remind yourself that words are worth the risk. You practice bravery one page at a time.
So the next time you sit at your desk and feel that shadow fall across your shoulder, greet it: Hello, dragon. I see you. But today, I write anyway.
With love and light,
Crystal Amon
Princess Crystal Says
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