[magi] All of my major writing advances have been a process of me finding someone who makes me want to curl up in a corner and weep with inadequacy, and then going "Well, fine, then. I'M GONNA BE GOOD TOO."

Well, that and learning to read my own work with a considering eye, and being mindful of the things I do like, and being a part of various workshops, but mostly it's the raging envy.