Anonymous asked:
I write about the Middle East, and I want to publish my stuff. But I'm scared. Did you have a similar experience, and if so, how did you overcome it?

In all seriousness (which is a rarity for me), there’s a quote I would often repeat to myself before coming to college and then even more often when I began to submit work for the first time here — “If your dreams don’t scare you, then they’re not big enough.”

Basically, if you can’t derive strength from your fear, then ignore it and march forward regardless.