The Writer’s Book of Doubt Resources
Some of the books and essays I found most useful for related to topics covered by The Writer’s Book of Doubt.
BOOKS
Growing Gills by Jessica Abel
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
ARTICLES AND ESSAYS
DOUBT
Imposter Syndrome Is Just Part of Being a Writer by Charlie Jane Anders
How to Read Self-Help by Tom Cleveland
Impostor/Abuser: Power Dynamics in Publishing by Sarah Gailey
The Neil Story by Neil Gaiman
Building the Story of Ourselves by Kameron Hurley
The Confidence Gap by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
Five Strategies for Dealing With Fear by Tara Mohr
Put Down the Self-Help Books. Resilience is Not a DIY Endeavor by Michael Ungar
GRIEF AND HOPE
How Do We Go On? by Tabitha Carvan
10 Ways to Reach Out When You’re Struggling With Your Mental Health by Sam Dylan Finch
How to Avoid Burnout Amid a Pandemic by Bryan Lufkin
N.K. Jemisin Is Trying to Keep the World From Ending by Joshua Rivera
You Accomplished Something Great. So Now What? by A.C. Shilton
Coping With Staying at Home by Jennie Spotila
The Reality of Writing in Uncertain Times by Kali Wallace
SOLIDARITY
Hello! You Just Used the Damned if You Do/Don’t Fallacy! by N. K. Jemisin
Cultural Appropriation in Books That Are Kinda Meh by Jeannette Ng
12 Fundamentals of Writing The Other (And the Self) by Daniel Jose Older
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is by John Scalzi
Being a Marginalized Author, Or What Do All These Knobs Do by Bogi Takács
FRIENDS AND NEMESES
On the Importance of Community by S. L. Huang
Debut Author Lessons: Status and Hierarchy Shifts by Mary Robinette Kowal
Get Yourself a Nemesis by Taylor Lorenz
FAILURE
Talking About Failure Is Crucial for Growth. Here’s How to Do It Right by Oset Babur
PRODUCTIVITY AND MAKING WORDS
Hundreds of Ways to Get S#!+ Done—and We Still Don’t by Clive Thompson
The Best Productivity Hacks of All Time (YouTube) by Ali Abdaal
How to Get Started With Getting Things Done Immediately by Brad Bonham
Procrastination is Not Laziness by David Cain
Five Scientific Ways to Build Habits That Stick by Gregory Ciotti
How to Stop Procrastinating by Using the Fogg Behavior Model
How Writing an Emotional To-Do List Helped Me Push Past Procrastination by Kara Cutruzzula
The Pomodoro Technique by Aidan Doyle
The PARA Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information by Tiago Forte
Bullet Journaling for Fiction Writers by Victoria Fry
Every Productivity Thought I’ve Ever Had, as Concisely as Possible by Alexey Guzey
GTD in 15 minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done by Erlend Hamberg
How to Build Durable and Long-Lasting Atomic Habits by Khe Hy
How to Conquer Procrastination with 3 Self-Awareness Techniques by Niklas Göke
The End of Life Hacking by Laura Miller
WTF Is A Bullet Journal And Why Should You Start One? by Rachel Wilkerson Miller & Ellie Sunakawa
How to Use Psychology to Solve the Procrastination Puzzle by Tim Pychyl
The Online ‘Work Gyms’ that Help Spur Productivity by Claire Turrell
Why Procrastinators Procrastinate by Tim Urban
7 Rules for Staying Productive Long-Term by Scott H Young
THE LONG ROAD
How To Rest by Millie Bayliss
Is It Too Late to Follow My Dreams? by Roxane Gay
Building (or Rebuilding) Your Writing Practice by Kate Heartfield
Conserving Spoons by Cynthia Kim
Writing is Terrible, Complaining About it Is Fine by Kelly Link
Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino
What to Do When You Don’t Have a Book Coming Out by Angela Slatter
TED (X) TALKS
The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown
The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain
How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals by Stephen Duneier
The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck
The Surprising Science of Happiness by Dan Gilbert
The Riddle of Experience vs Memory by Daniel Kahneman
The Best Stats You’ve Ever Seen by Hans Rosling
Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator by Tim Urban
