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How to Overcome Your Fear of Revealing Too Much When You’re Writing
Writing is revealing… There’s no other way to frame this. Fear number 4 of the 7 most common writing fears is the fear of revealing too much when you write. When you write, you always reveal a little something of yourself, especially when you write non-fiction. I can tell you why you fear revealing too much – we feel this makes us vulnerable. Many people see vulnerability as a weakness, but often, this is how others grow to love us. Getting over this fear sometimes takes a little time. Many writers don’t realize how personal a book is to them until they’ve written it, and sometimes they come to see…
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How to Conquer Your Fear of Successful Writing
Success is something that many people enjoy, but for others, it’s a frightening thought. Not everyone wants to be successful. If you are successful and have always been, this can be a difficult notion for you to understand. So let’s explain this notion in a little more detail… Successful writers often find they have fame, but not all writers want this. Of course, it doesn’t mean they are recognized in the street as much as a celebrity, but it does mean they have a name. A name that can be recognized and criticized, because writing a publishable piece and putting your name out there is exposing yourself – you’re vulnerable…
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How to Overcome the Fear of Your Writing Not Being Good Enough
It’s time to talk about a common fear when it comes to your writing, you see, many people fear that their writing isn’t good enough, and this, holds them back in their writing. If this is something you fear, it’s time to get over it – it’s time to jump over the barrier! Fearing you’re not good enough is a common fear in life. Some experience such fears every day, in many things that they do. As a writer, I’ve felt such fears myself, fears that have often been fueled further by others. I’ve lacked support and guidance previously, even by peers who I respected but I soon realized that…
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How To Overcome Your Fear of Writing Rejection
Last week, I talked about 7 common fears faced by people who want to write, live, in my Facebook writing community, The Writer’s Hideaway. I promised that throughout the month of January, I’d cover how you can overcome each of these fears. It’s time to take about fear #1 – REJECTION. Rejection is probably the most common fear and that’s why I wanted to talk about this first. It’s not just a common fear for writers, it’s a general fear faced by most of us at some point in our lives. We will all, in fact, have memories of being a child in which we asked or suggested something that…
