In the final hours of 2006, I had the opportunity to read a great book that helped equip me for 2007.
Art & Fear: Observations On The Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
"Art & Fear" not only tells you "what you already know," but provides much-needed encouragement to insecure artists (pardon the redundancy). After addressing, debunking, or commiserating with our worst fears, the authors conclude that we have the CHOICE:
"...[B]etween giving your work your best shot and risking that it will not make you happy, or not giving it your best shot -- and thereby guaranteeing that it will not make you happy. It becomes a choice between certainty and uncertainty. And curiously, uncertainty is the comforting choice."
