The Escape Hatch Mindset: How to Stop Running From Your Best Work
(Paid essay — companion to Episode 1 of Nothing About This Is Safe)
Most unfinished novels aren’t victims of time.
They’re victims of flight response.
When the story gets heavy…when we reach the point where imagination has to turn into discipline…we run.
And we disguise the running as “creative freedom.”
Here’s how to recognize when you’re using ideas as escape hatches… and how to stop.
