Sometimes the harshest critic is the one in your head. What if instead you had faith in yourself, and what you're making? It's a familiar, paralyzing fear that not only keeps you from creating your best work, but can also make you question your own worth. Novelist <a href="https://brandonlgtaylor.com/"target="_blank" >Brandon Taylor</a> knows this fear intimately. And in his new book, '<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671349/minor-black-figures-by-brandon-taylor/"target="_blank" >Minor Black Figures</a>,' his characters - maybe just like you - are tortured by harsh online criticism from random keyboard warriors, and their own inner saboteurs. In this episode, Brandon joins Brittany to talk through the "double consciousness" of creating art today, and what it means to have faith as an artist. Follow Brittany Luse on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" >@bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/pod-club"target="_blank" >npr.org/podclub</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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