The professional loves her work. She is invested in it wholeheartedly. But she does not forget that the work is not her.
We show up. We do our best. Good things happen.
Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
When we conquer our fears, we discover a boundless, bottomless, inexhaustible well of passion.
The amateur tweets. The pro works.
Tomorrow morning the critic will be gone, but the writer will still be there facing the blank page. Nothing matters but that he keep working.