I do. I tend to work on something until it’s 85% finished and then I get distracted by something new and I wander off. The result is piles of writing pieces growing stale in my computer folders, projects into which I’ve invested a significant amount of time and energy.

Why is it challenging to finish? For me, it’s relatively easy to make something, but much harder to make something amazing. My perfectionism has me going around and around without ever being satisfied. Finishing also means that I’ll then have to expose myself to potential criticism and rejection.

But it’s important for me to finish because I want to communicate with the world. I want to share my thoughts and feelings with other souls. I want to know the satisfaction of creating something beautiful and setting it free.

I had so much fun facilitating my recent micro-memoir workshop, and I love to work with others through issues that are hard to face alone, so I created a new writing circle called Finishing Together. Several writers and me got together on Zoom once a week for five weeks to identify pieces that we want to share with the world, set intentions and depend on each other for accountability, and share our work and receive kind and helpful feedback.

What are you in need of? Can you create a support group to help yourself and others do together what is difficult to do alone? I'm sure poeple in the same boat will be grateful. And your writing will be happy to be set free!