By:
Janice Kersh
If you’ve taken a hiatus from writing for
whatever reason and are feeling some anxiety about getting back into the game,
don’t worry. It’s a perfectly natural feeling, but one you can overcome.
You know the saying “A journey of a
thousand miles starts with the first step.” The same is true with writing. Your
finished book starts with the first blank page you stare down, the first word
you have the courage to write. By taking it one day at a time, you’ll be back
on your writer’s journey before you can say “writer’s block.”
Be Kind
If you stopped writing because it got too
hard and you gave up, don’t beat yourself up too much. You just didn’t succeed
at something the first time and now you’re trying again. It takes courage and
you should be proud for showing up again.
Negativity, frustration, fear, and anger are
all counterproductive emotions. So if you feel these emotions creeping up when
you sit down to write, stop, take a deep breath, and be nice to yourself.
Think about the things you love about
writing. Remember that feeling you get when you’ve written something you like.
Congratulate yourself for showing up and getting to work on something that
matters to you.
Look
to the Greats
.
. .
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