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Do You Feel Like an Impostor When You Write?
What really gets in my way as a writer… Sometimes what holds me back is a unique kind of fear called “Impostor Syndrome.” I write a lot about the craft of writing and I often hear people say: “I am afraid I can’t write,” or “I am too old to learn.” “I am afraid that what I write is all drek and people will laugh.” …
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Is Creative Writing Calling to You But You Don’t Know Where to Begin?
I know that feeling so well!! I could do creative writing but I needed something to prime the well. Having a topic is fine, but can result in a rather academic research-based approach. Knowing who will be receiving the writing results in letters or emails, but how exactly do you get started with creative writing? That’s when it helps to have a prompt, an unfinished…
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Writing Is Scary But Not Impossible
Writing is scary if you haven’t done it since high school where writing was for a grade and there were a ton of rules to follow. We often have legitimate PTSD over getting the rules right and not wanting to appear stupid. Most of that is because we had to show our writing to someone in authority who had the power to mark all over…
