"Life has no limitations, except the ones you make." Les Brown

Independence Day is fast approaching, and while we honor those who fought and died to give us our freedom (both in 1776 and in subsequent battles since then), we also need to ask what side we are on in terms of our creative pursuits.

Are we on the side of tyranny—a poor economy, adversarial editors, uninterested publishers or unrealistic clients?

Or are we on the side of freedom, willing to pursue our craft in spite of the battles ahead, willing to do what matters to ensure our artistic integrity, willing to confront and defeat our own fears because, in the end, it’s the writing that matters?

Wage your own war against what is holding you back. Break down the limitations that stand between you and your work.