By George Angus I used to have this thing about ladders. Hated them. Oh, not the physical object so much, it was more the act of using the darned things. Climbing a ladder made me breathe fast and made my legs quiver. In short, I was afraid of heights. As far as I can remember,…
Category Archives: fear of writing
The Price of Dreams
By Marcus Hades Sometimes, in order to live your dreams, you may have to first live through your nightmares. When I was in school, I lacked even a tiny bit of the much hyped IQ when it came to language, especially English. I was a (much) below average student with (very) low grasping powers. I…
Saying It Out Loud
by Karen L. Hogan In 1976, I took an eight-week trip to Europe to prove I was more than a 27-year old divorced administrative assistant with an English degree. In Arles, I met and fell in love with a Canadian. He was going through a divorce; I was a few years down the road from…
The (not so fine) Art of Procrastination
By guest blogger Kenneth Hopkins So, I’ve been thinking about writing a piece on procrastination. Ironically, I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but I kept putting it off. No, I’m not trying to be funny, or offer some crazy kind of proof, but over time, I have perfected the art – yes the…
Fear of Writing Success Story: Percolations and the Chicki’s Writing Circle in Texas
Story by Marilyn Agee (aka Peachebean of the 10K Days) A group of writers in the Hill Country of Texas (near San Antonio) has proudly produced their own Fear of Writing anthology. The group was formed in 2005 after Milli presented the Fear of Writing Clinic in Canyon Lake, TX. The group still meets each…
Getting It Down
By Judy Clement Wall “Shitty First Drafts” is my favorite chapter in my favorite writing book of all time, Anne Lamott’s bird by bird. The book, for those of you who haven’t read it, is equal parts wisdom and neurosis (like most writers I know), and “Shitty First Drafts” was the chapter that spoke most…
“Aussie” Al McCartan – Fear of Writing Success Story
I’VE KNOWN AL for years now, as a Fear of Writing regular and as one of the global friendships I’ve made while doing this work. Al has contributed as a reader on the Articles page at fearofwriting.com and as a mad-keen scribbler during the 10K Day. (He’s famous for launching a 10K Day while everybody…
Fear: The Dream Stealer
By guest blogger Ja’Nese Dixon “What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.” I think I live by this Tim Ferriss quote. It has become somewhat of a mantra when I’m fighting the urge to talk myself out of doing something for no other reason than being a scaredy-cat. No…
The Big Secret About Fear
THE BIG SECRET about fear that gets under-used is that we writers have the perfect opportunity to use fear to our advantage. Our fear helps us recognize and describe complexities where others would never even look. Combine this with a writer’s natural powers of expression and you have a huge, untapped source of energy for…
Survey: What is the nature of your fear of writing beast?
From our survey choices below, please copy and paste one (or several, if applicable) into the Comments section of this post. Feel free to elaborate on your choice(s) if you feel moved to. Thank you for participating! What is the biggest factor in your fear of writing? – The savage and critical voice in my…
