The Myth of Being "Good Enough"

Some of you don't think you're "good enough" to be a creator until you've been picked. Until somebody else has stamped you with a mark of approval that you can comfort yourself with.

But that's a lie. Nobody deserves to tell their story any more or less than anyone else.

When you have a story you need to tell, you're already "good enough."

Good enough to put your work out there and let someone read it. And even if the story you tell is complete crap - which it probably will be - that doesn't change the fact that you were "good enough" and that you were right not to wait.

Because when you put that story out there you'll know exactly how good your comic was.

You'll realize it sucked when people tell you so - or, worse, - when you hear nothing back at all.

And then you'll have a choice. Blame the people you're trying to tell your story, to. Or, work. Work to get better and stop blaming elements outside of control. Refuse to point a finger at retailers, publishers, or your readers, and just tell a better story the next time around.

And then do it again. And again. And eventually, a reader whose read what you've written will tell you they enjoyed what you wrote. And then someone will share your story with a friend because it affected them. And then you'll have an audience, following you, waiting to see what you make next.

And, eventually, a publisher will come knocking and tell you that they think you're "good enough" to be published.

And you'll be able to say, "I know."

Because you didn't wait for their approval. Because you have the proof in front of you, in the form of readers who already read your stories, buy your books, and wait for your next work.