Sometimes, it can be easy to wonder if our stories really matter. What if no one ever reads it? Is it just wasted time? Why keep trying if your writing never seems to get anywhere?

Friend, your stories are not wasted. They are not pointless.

Even if no one besides you ever reads it, if you never get published, it still is not wasted. Because writing and editing that story helped grow and shape you. We sometimes wonder about how our stories will change our readers. We can forget that they also change us.

Don’t give up on your writing. Press on through the difficulties and the doubts. Your stories matter.