How to start writing
You are not alone. Many people are scared to write a book. Luckily, this can be changed. I have gathered together 5 of my blog posts all about being scared to write. They explain what the fear is and where it might come from. Then each blog post includes an exercise to acknowledge and get past the feeling of being scared to write. Read through all of them or just click on the links that you need. Getting rid of the mindset …
I have written a lot here about how fear can slow down or prevent you from writing. But what is fear? Why do we experience it? Knowing how our bodies react to fear can help you understand it and stop it from affecting your writing. Fear is not a nice sensation to experience. It makes us vulnerable and we feel like we are in danger. Fear becomes a problem when it prevents us from doing something that we really want to do. Like …
I am not going to be talking about grammar, spellings or sentence structure. I am not going to talk about plot or if you should be planning or ‘pantsing’ your novel. These are not mistakes. These are all just part of the writing process. So I do not consider these mistakes. Why is it important to learn from your mistakes? Mistakes are a way of letting us know that we have more to learn. For me I am reframing this to look …
Is fear the reason you are not writing? Are you letting fear bully you out of writing? As someone who spent way too long waiting to write or struggling to write my biggest breakthrough came when I acknowledged my fears. I want to help you understand how fear could be affecting your writing Fear of Success It took me a long time to realise that I was afraid of success. It was a deeply hidden fear, but I was afraid that if …
The need to be ‘perfect’ stopped me from writing sooner. As a recovering perfectionist I want to show you how it held me back. The need to be ‘perfect’ has gotten in the way of completing almost any task I have ever undertaken. It was when I began to let go of my perfectionism that my life began to get better and I also started to write more. I want to help you recognise perfectionism, how it shows up and how to …
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