A writing career is basic maths – you write 1000 words a day, you have a book in 100 days. 500 words a day means a book in 200 days. If you break the big task into smaller, more manageable bites, it doesn’t seem so insurmountable. 

You cannot let the need to be good stop you from trying. A lot of my content is garbage when it first comes out, but I am willing to stare the garbage in the face and make it better.

Hold your nose and write. When you start to write, your work will be terrible. Everyone’s is. And you’ll know it because you’re a reader. Keep at it. Save everything. Trust me: today’s crap is tomorrow’s compost.