Do you ever struggle with your writing confidence? I think all writers occasionally battle with a lack of confidence, fighting back the thoughts of “Oh, I’m not good enough,” or “Nobody will read what I wrote” or “I can’t do what I could before.” What causes that loss of confidence in writing, and how can…
Writing confidence: As writers, we all struggle with losing our writing confidence, fighting back doubts. In my last article I discussed some of the causes we lose that confidence. In this piece, we’ll look at the ways we can it back. Regaining Your Writing Confidence Hopefully you’ve done some mind work, based on my previous…
I’ve invented a new phrase: Experiential Writing. At least, it’s new to me. (Maybe it should be Experiencial Writing: Writing based on experience.) This discovery helps me understand and explain the dilemma some writers — including me — have in trying to produce vast amounts of words in a short amount of time. During the…
I wrote a blog post earlier about overcoming writing fear. It was a business-type analysis of why I was afraid of writing and how I overcame that fear. As I’ve been thinking about that article, I realized there was a major section of it — really, a huge part of the solution — that I…
This morning, I woke up with a severe case of writing fear. I was, simply, afraid to write. This is hysterical (to me, or least ironic). Me, of all people! I write thousands of words a day, and have for decades. Writing — especially creative writing — is something I do quickly, easily, naturally. If…
All too often, we think of the blog that we write for as “our” blog. And, it is. We, as the website owner, have control of the blog. We created it, we operate it, we publish posts on the blog. It is, in fact, ours. But blog writing is much more than that. In reality, …
Would you like to make an impact? Leave a legacy? Build a tribe around a topic that is near and dear to your heart? Are you sensing that it’s time… that you have something important to share with the world that can impact lives for good? Maybe you have been through something difficult and overcome…
Do people tell you that you should write a book about your life? But have you put it off because your story involves exposing other people? Or you’d rather not air so much of your personal life? Here are a couple ideas for vulnerable writing that protects your privacy and the privacy of others. Find…
Are you writing fiction or considering writing fiction? How would you like to keep your readers turning pages and unable to put down your book? When people find a book so engaging they can’t put it down, they’re more likely to share it with their friends. In this video I share techniques for keeping your…
Every human being has a conscious mind that acts as a gatekeeper, deciding who it will believe and who it will not believe. The conscious mind looks at your body language, mannerisms, how you present yourself. It may compare you to someone else it has encountered to make a decision on whether to let you…
