Too Afraid to Write Take Action Now! - WritersLife.org

Too Afraid to Write Take Action Now! - WritersLife.org

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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iFhT4Y1s9-RHIloGNQwrA/feed  -- ► Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ---------------------------------------------------------------------------   Hello Peter here again from  writer's life and today too scared to write take action now. It may be that you have never written anything it may be that you used to write years ago and are deliberating about whether to try again it may be that you wrote something last week but now for some reason feel as though you can't write anymore facing your fears about writing is something that all writers must do at some point we all have moments of doubt of feeling we aren't good enough or perhaps moments of fear that we will be laughed at or rejected or simply that we'll keep writing for years and never achieve our goals there is no doubt that writing can be a scary business and there are no guarantees for any of us but if writing is your passion and your dream letting fear stand in your way is something that just won't do so how can you take action to conquer your writing fears let's take a look at some tried and tested techniques first fear of failure fear of failure is a very common writers fear it's not surprising as failure for a writer can take many forms whether it's receiving a rejection letter or feeling you failed yourself because your work isn't progressing as you'd like the worry that you'll fail can stop some writers in their tracks try to remember that being creative is about taking risks it's scary and messy and chaotic it sometimes flows and bursts with energy and sometimes stops and hides away accepting that writing is a process of discovery and then it won't always be steady and constants can help writers to let go of this fear remember the more you practice your writing the better at it you'll become and the better you become the more confident you'll feel just break the cycle of fear and keep pushing through and as long as you keep going you can't fail next fear a feeling of like a fraud even if you are an incredibly successful writer you may still have that weird sense of impostor syndrome that you aren't really supposed to be successful and that it's all a massive mistake and that one day now you'll get found out except that if you are writing that makes you a writer no matter if you've never had anything published or you've written a best-seller you don't have to prove yourself to anyone you don't need to make anyone like your writing many writers are so scared of not getting the approval they crave that they stop writing altogether if they don't write no one can dislike their writing if they don't write they never have to be pushed outside of their comfort zone it's okay to believe in yourself and to be proud of everything that you have achieved remember that you don't have to show your work to anyone until you are ready and when you feel ready you feel as though you have put the work in and therefore if you do get recognition accept it because you deserve it next fear of running out of ideas many writers share the common fear that one day they just won't have anything left to say this can be particularly true if you've already written something that has done quite well how will you ever top it how will you ever find anything interesting and real worthy to write again the truth is that writers rarely run out of ideas if they don't want to there are so many different ways to gather inspiration and you never know when a great idea for your next story might strike so accept that this fear is irrational and there will always be things you can do to get those creative juices flowing once more a next fear of having no control when we write our stories before we share them with anyone they are completely our own and we are in total control the idea that we then have to part with them send them off without any way of being able to control the outcome or even the timeline can be particularly challenging for writers suddenly this project you have put all your self into it's no longer your own this can feel very daunting indeed try to accept those things you cannot change once you have put your work out there you have to allow for the fact that it is no longer entirely yours all pieces of writing are collaborations between you the author your editor your publisher and most importantly your reader you cannot have complete control but that's okay no true artist is entirely in control of their work because it is subjective to those who receive it you can't control how people will react to your stories but that's what's so magical about them as no two readers will take away the same from it how cool is that writing can be daunting but it also has so many positives so if you're feeling too scared to write try to take a deep breath take the plunge and don't let fear get in way of anything you want to do now don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to like this video and subscribe 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