Reason #8: Don’t Compare Yourself to Others
From "The 10 Things Absolutely Every Aspiring Author Needs to Know"
There is a good chance that your story will be one that has been told before by someone else. Another western zombie love story set in Mazatlan? Remember the seven main story plots? Resist the urge to compare yourself to others.
What makes your story unique is the way that you choose to tell it, the colorful characters and conflict you create along with your own writing style. The process you used to create your book will be different than others. The tools you chose to use may be different. The pace at which you write is different as well as the techniques you used to help get your thoughts out.
Do what works for you in terms of process, routine and tools and remember to remain confident about what you are writing. And know that lots of people can tell great stories, but not everyone has the discipline, drive and determination it takes to turn out a book and turn themselves into authors.
Reason #9 coming at you in the next post!
Keep writing! The world needs your story.