Everyone encounters fear at one point in their life, or another. But when it comes to writing, fear can hold you back from making a difference in someone’s life.
Writing gives us a chance to face our problems head on. That proverbial blank page, idea or desire to write, but not wanting to step into the unknown can be debilitating. There’s nothing wrong with fear. It’s neither good or bad. One thing for sure, we can harness it and succeed.
When I began to write my first book, I was afraid to publish it. I didn’t think it was good enough. I thought it was horrible and no one would like it. However, when I began to receive emails and reviews of the book, those fears were alleviated.
Fear can hold you back, but I want to give you 5 reasons you
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Learn to approach your writing from a zen-like mindset. It’s easy to allow noise to keep you from writing, but a still mind will give you more than enough to fodder to use. In other words, take time to find some quiet in your life to give your words power and an avenue to flow onto the page.
2. Don’t be afraid to be authentic. A lack of authenticity keeps writers from connecting with their audience. Think about the blogs you enjoy. Sure, you like the content, but it’s usually the writer you’re connecting emotionally with.
Use stories to convey your message. This is why I use personal stories on most blog posts–like this one. I want to bring my content down to an emotional level and I want to my readers to connect with me personally. Give it a try. You’ll find that readers will come back for more.
3. Don’t allow failure to handicap your writing. Remember trying to ride a bike that first time? I do. I had a blue BMX bike, my dad took off the training wheels and I didn’t fare so well. My knees and elbows ended up
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Don’t let fear keep you from making a difference. Earlier this year I conducted my annual reader survey. This survey helps me write focused posts for you to enjoy. One reader wrote, “keep creating anything, really.” I loved that. It told me what I write is helping them to succeed in their life.
I had one father tell me, after reading Divine Providence, I helped him connect on a deeper level with his children. Writing makes a difference, we just have to look for those moments when someone’s life is impacted. You can make a difference, you just have to keep writing.
5. Don’t be in the same place next year. I recently read this by an Unknown Author, “Don’t fear failure. Fear being in the exact same place next year as you are today.” If you never write, you’ll never be heard. If you never write your book, you can’t change the world.
I firmly believe that God has given you a voice. You wouldn’t have made it this far into the post if otherwise. That voice is demanding to be heard. But if you never put words to page, you’ll be at this same place next year.
If you want to take things to the next level, begin writing. Start that blog, or write that book you’ve wanted to write. It’s time for your voice to be heard and it’s easier than ever before to write your
In “Writing To Change the World” Mary Pipher opens up her readers minds to the interesting idea that all writing has the ability to positively impact the world around us and lead to great social changes. Pipher gives good advice on how to make this type of writing and she also explains how each and every one of us in this world can make their own individual impact and contribution to positively affecting our world through the simple act of writing. Pipher Starts things off by explaining that “this is not a book on how to write; rather, it’s a book on how to write in order to improve the world.”
Everyone knows what writing is to one extent or another, but we all have different definitions of how it should be done and varying degrees of seriousness about the art. We all have a process of writing, but each is unique to ourselves and our own experiences. Annie Dillard and Stephen King are two well known authors who have published many pieces, two of which describe how they view the writing process and let their readers get a peek of what goes on through their minds when they write. These two pieces are Dillard’s The Writing Life and King’s “What Writing Is.”
All writing comes in many different styles and attracts a certain audience in which it strikes their minds and opens them up to a new world of thinking or looking at things. “Writing to Connect” by Mary Pipher tells about this concept and elaborates on it greatly to encourage aspiring writers who may be feeling discouraged. Writing to Connect is a chapter in Mary Pipher’s newest book Writing to Change the World, where she discusses the use of powerful writing, changing aspects of the way people view things, and inspiring others to share their own stories and never be afraid of what you feel needs to be shared. Pipher directs the chapter toward aspiring writers to tell her audience they should never give up and inspires them with the use of rhetorical choices. Specific rhetorical choices provide further support for Pipher’s purpose of writing the chapter, she effectively writes to show her audience it’s never wrong to write what they feel, and to take chances in their writing. In “Writing to Connect” by Mary Pipher, she urges aspiring writers to push past their comfort zone of writing with the use of identification, personal anecdotes, and historical texts/occasions to effectively persuade them to never give up on what they feel needs to be said through writing.
“Once you take time to figure out your beliefs about you as a writer, and about writing itself, you can begin to see where you hold yourself back from actually writing in the first place (Litchfield-Fink).” The article “The Real Reason Why You Can’t Write” by Esther Litchfield-Fink, is going over how people that want to write or be writers, are limited by their beliefs. Esther goes over a “secret” about writing that helps overcome this problem and can make anyone a successful writer. With being optimistic and having positive beliefs you can accomplish your goal of being a writer.
Some writers experience writer's block, not because of the sole reason that they can't write anything. Sometimes, they lose hope in writing something eloquent.
“Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released.” -Natalie Goldberg. As a writer, that’s one of the most relatable quotes I’ve come across. I tell my stories through someone else. My hopes, fears, past, and unrealistic dreams. I adore writing from past experiences and adventures I wish were real. I use to bottle things up. Then I discovered writing as a solution to express what’s rushing through my mind. Being bold with each word I peak onto the page. Writing has even guided me to becoming more outspoken. However I used to be even more timid than I am today.
I've always been somewhat afraid of writing. I have only ever been comfortable with writing in an expository form, the common type of writing used in school. A skill I have practiced consistently for years, with a clear formula and structure. However, first person writing, writing that requires my own unmitigated thoughts and ideas without the crutch of analytical analysis or a reference to quotes and statistics of other authors, has always provoked anxiety. Writing without a theme, prompt or formula, no district standardization, no grader to impress with my use of age appropriate vocabulary or set structure has seemed impossible to me.
The most important thing that writers can do for themselves is to imagine that they will accomplish something that causes them great fear, such as sending manuscripts out to publishers. That way, a writer can feel more positive about sending out her manuscript and she can imagine how good she will feel after she has actually sent out the manuscript.
Stephen King states that,“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of, no shortcut” (145). When you have the time to write you are able to find inspiration on what to write making you a better writer. Something that affects everything you do in life not just writing is that you must love to do it, “Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It’s about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy” (269). You write because you want to write and to tell your readers a story about yourself. Another
In the story we just read fear was a big part of the story. Many parts were scary and fear was a huge part. Fear can mess with many things in your body and make you think weird things are happening but nothing is really going on. Many people get scared easy because they get scared and imagine things. Imagining things can override anything.
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” - Stephen King. I have always been afraid of writing because I lack the skills needed to create effective sentences. When I learned you had limited openings for your Written Communication class, I knew I had to stop procrastinating and contact you immediately.
Most people look at writing as a negative thing, or as a sign of tedious work. School has given writing a bad name; students look at writing as work. These students/people would be wrong. Writing is a tool, a tool that can be used to do almost anything. What people really don’t know about writing is that is so easy! All that is needed is some scratch paper and a writing utensil. Virtually any topic is game, writing has no bounds; anything can be discussed, reviewed, or made up. You can push yourself into extensive essays or coast on little stories.
Writing has always been essential to becoming the person I am today. I 've been writing sketch comedy and stand-up comedy for about six years, and recently I 've been working on writing music. I love writing because it is an umbrella term that covers a wide range of topics. I learned from this class many of the things that writing can accomplish. For example, in the first text I read, Nick Walker introduced the idea of a “neurodiversity paradigm shift.” I found this piece of text truly inspiring because it presented a minority that many people only passively consider. Walker was able to make an appeal that caught my attention and he proved that it is possible to make a difference in the world just by writing.
People write all the time, whether they know it or not. Writing can be expressed at different times and for different reasons. Also, people write to many different audiences, such as: themselves, significant others, family members, friends, strangers, co workers, or possibly to nobody. The reasons for writing are endless, it engages learning, remembering, expressing, connecting, and healing. In addition, writing can be somebody’s voice, a way to be heard, a way to be recognized. Throughout life I have always been timorous and quiet, but I have found my voice through writing.
With all of this information swimming around in my head, I tried to make sense of it all. One night, I sat down with pen and paper and brought all of my experiences and knowledge together. Twenty minutes later, I had a book outline in my hands. I had always known I would someday write a book, but I hadn’t realized until that moment that I could start now. November 1st, 2012, I became an author as I penned my first uncertain words of the month. Unpublished though I was, I had started a journey. A journey that would last my month long sabbatical from school. By December 1st, 2012, I had written fifty-thousand words of non-fiction that chronicled my life-story, and I hoped, someday inspire other teens to live an