So stop doubting yourself and write it. Finish it. Ship it.

Even if no one reads it except you and your close family and friends, think about this. 

You did it for the few people who matter—truly matter in your life. 

Humor and comedy are hard to write well. And yet...

...if you make the readers laugh, they'll forgive you all your other lapses, so focus on it. 

Imagine you're throwing a veil over your story, and everything—EVERYTHING—becomes hidden under that veil. That's what the reader will be excited to pull back, to see what's underneath.

You can do a simple exercise. Take one page of your writing and re-write it as if it were hidden under a veil. 

How? By hiding each sentence underneath another, by hiding each line of dialogue underneath another.

For example…

I’ve talked about this multiple times, and it bears repeating as I keep seeing examples of your writing and how by simply applying the turning idea (or twisting, or flipping, or reversing, or whatever word you want to use to a complete upside down turnaround of the events) it can be improved.

Lately it was by watching Mindhunter that I was reminded of the importance of it again. And, of course, after starting to write Book 2 of T.U.B.E. and training myself to slow down and think and do the same.

What I mean by it is turning the end of every story element on its head. 

And every little effort at first seems insignificant. You’re tempted to discount it as silly or useless or so crazy, it’s not even worth pursuing.

Only it is worth pursuing. 

You’re planting a seed of something new and illuminating and magnificent. Water it every day, and it’ll grow into a stunning tree.