In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a question about how to keep up confidence in writing:

“My biggest challenge is making regular time to write and work on a script. My question is about keeping my confidence up that I can do this.”

Here’s the high-level overview of my response:

• Being confident means feeling self-assured, believing in yourself and your abilities, and trusting that you can rely on yourself.
• Build confidence through experience and by taking action.
• Protect your confidence by making smart choices about who you interact with and with whom you share your work.
• How you talk to yourself really matters.
• Taking consistent, regular action to write builds confidence.
• Starting and finishing scripts makes a big difference.
• Facing and solving tough story challenges teaches you that your storytelling skills are improving.
• The evidence you take in matters.
• Choosing to believe in yourself ultimately comes first — it’s a choice.