You Don’t Understand Your Story Until It’s Written If the thought of it doesn’t scare the bejesus out of you, then you’re wasting your time, effort and energy.īottom line: All kinds of doubt and fear are part of the creative process. Fear is a bizarre, but useful gauge to show you how important this piece is to you. The good news about fear is the more you love your story, the more negative emotions you’ll experience while writing it. Self-doubt, perfectionism, procrastination…whatever keeps you from writing are just fancy words for fear.įear will do anything and everything to stop you, make you start your book over (and over again), or quit altogether. Give yourself the time and space to let your story be far from perfect in the beginning. New York Times’ Bestselling author, Nora Roberts, says, “You can fix anything but a blank page.” ( Share that on Twitter?)īottom line: Perfectionism is the enemy of creativity and productivity.
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