Nuna
Last night I was working on a piece I've been at for around 80 hours now when my computer froze up completely. I thought at the most, I'd lost whatever I'd been working on since the last save, but when I was able to get my computer up and running again the file was completely gone. It just, disappeared. I've been devastated all day over it, because it was the result of my finally being able to get myself to draw again after being in a funk for the last year or so, and then this happened. It was like a huge slap in the face. All
I have left is a picture I snapped real quick with my phone to send my boyfriend. It's a piece I have to finish for a contest, so I have to start it over again, but i"m afraid I wont be able to achieve the same quality....

As an outsider and being able to see many artists that is a common thought. Don't ever think that you will never be able to duplicate or have a more marvelous peice of art after the first one. Don't spend time dwelling on the past and start going onward to the new task. You can always get better and the only fear is the fear you give yourself.