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Last Big Writing Block — What Will People Say?

How to Get Excited Sharing Anyway

I Want to Write But What Will People Say?

My focus has been to empower you with the knowledge and tools to help you change your ideas about tapping into your inner author and beginning to write or write well. Most of the time, we stop ourselves because of what others might say about us. Think back about something you started then prevented yourself from doing because this voice in your head started this train of thought rolling.

You know the tape: what will others think, who do you think you are, you are not able to accomplish that, and you add other thoughts that come up for you. Who gave that tape permission to play? OK, so enough already. It is time to get beyond all of those fears, beliefs, and environmental things that may be holding us back and stop the self-sabotage.

Ready Set Go

Grab those writing tools and get those words down on paper. Remember, we are not going to please everyone. But those who like our work might turn out to be reliable supporters, and that is where the excitement is in sharing what we know and what we can do.

As you look around the world, there are many types of food, jobs, clothes, colors, for example, and we move toward those things that we like. Well, the people who read your work are doing the same thing. I don’t remember you saying to someone they are wrong when they do not like the same colors as you, so why would you be upset if your type of writing was not what they wanted. It could be just as quickly what they liked. We have to catch that self-judgment and nip it in the beginning so it will not influence our decision to put our writing out into the world.

The hardest part is to start, and that is a decision that starts between your ears in your thinking. Starting is a delicious and dynamic journey, but you have to permit yourself to go on the trip. We all have our victim story and our automatic excuses. This is not to blame but to encourage you that you can get beyond that.

People are waiting for what you write. So my question for you is: “ How much longer are you going to make us wait?” We can only ask so many times before we go on to someone else who is willing to share. Yes, it is about being willing to share with others.

You have heard it dozens of times that a journey of a thousand steps begins with taking the first step. Surely you are not planning to die with your book still inside of you, so now is the time to start. What other people think has to stop as a way you determine if you will do something or not, especially when it comes to writing. Take a deep breath and find the courage to begin. You can do it. I know you can.

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