thedorkmistress:

For all the people who deal with this problem, may I just say something.

Firstly, this is true. You really can’t get around it. Everything, absolutely everything, has already been done. You can go all the way back to king Solomon from the bible and he’ll tell you “Everything under the sun’s been done.” And yes, you are limited by your own abilities. You can increase those abilities, but they’re still the boundaries of your creative life.

HOWEVER. There is uniqueness in the world. While every trope has been done to death, every sentiment been expressed, and every idea has already been had, your expression of those ideas is going to be completely unique and original. Here’s a scientific fact: 90% of sentences in the English language are novel, meaning that those words have never been said in that way, in that order, ever before. In the entire history of the language. Do you realize what kind of power that gives to every single person on this planet? You have within you the power to create. You have the power to reveal. You have the power to make others see the world in a totally new and fantastic way.

So don’t get bogged down. You have tremendous capacity, you just have to go for it.