When I first started writing seriously, I thought the hardest part would be learning how to tell a good story. Plot structure. Character arcs. Dialogue. Worldbuilding. All of that felt like the mountain I needed to climb. And don’t get me wrong—those skills absolutely matter, and I’m still working every day to learn how to master them. But what I didn’t realize at the time was that my creative process would have to evolve just as much as my craft. Because (surprise, surprise!