“When we conquer our fears we discover a boundless, bottomless, inexhaustible well of passion.”
Steven Pressfield, author of Do The Work
Writing a book is certainly a great way to boost your credibility, increase your name recognition, and increase your profits but it’s also a mirror we can use to deeply examine our greatest fears and work habits.
Acknowledge and understand these writing fears and it will greatly improve the writing process.
- Examine your work habits. Are you a procrastinator or a “get it done” person? Are you an early morning person or night owl? Can you work with music or podcasts playing in the background or do you need total silence? Every writer has a different method of working and you might just discover something new about yourself during this process.
- Discover your fears about the writing process. Do you dread that blank page staring back at you? Do you fear hearing negative feedback or reviews? Do you fear hiring an editor only to get your manuscript back terribly marked up or changed considerably? Remember that once upon a time even big name authors had to start with a blank page and editors who changed their words.
- Is writing your passion or do you fear this will be a wasted effort? What if you don’t make sales or the response from your audience isn’t as glowing as you had hoped? This is a valid fear, especially if you’re depending on this book to increase your earnings, but you’ll be prepared to conquer this fear by doing market research prior to writing the first page.
No one is perfect nor can you be an expert in everything so if anything about the writing process or the marketing activities scares you, embrace that fear and hire an expert to help you through it. Just don’t let these insecurities sideline your book.
Keep Writing!
About Rebecca Camarena
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