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Creativity

Four Fears, Talent & Time – #005 – Talent

The 6 things that stop people writing
Part #005: Lack of Talent

This is probably the trickiest of all the six things that stop people writing as it’s the most subjective.

For example, one person might love what you write and another loathe it. The former will appreciate your talent and the the latter think you don’t possess an [...]

Happenings

Blockbusting Testimonials

Every once in a while I feel it’s justified to blow your own trumpet … and this is one of them.

This week I ran the first of a new format of workshop for me – called a Blockbusting Workshop, it’s specifically aimed at removing writer’s block and setting a bunch of talented and latent writers off [...]

Writers' Block

Releasing Blocks

This poem was written by a wonderful author I am working with at the moment, who is crafting a real gem of a book, after our monthly mentoring session.

I am blogging it verbatim, with her permission and with great thanks to her for sharing it and writing it … it made me [...]

Creativity

Four Fears, Talent & Time – #004 – Success

The 6 things that stop people writing
Part #004: Fear of Success

This last fear is one that can be the most debilitating. You’ve cracked all the other fears and finished your book. You may even have it printed and published … but it’s not selling and you’re struggling to promote it.

This is a fear that I have [...]

Writers' Block

Four Fears, Talent & Time – #003 – The Unknown

The 6 things that stop people writing
Part #003: Fear of the Unknown

It’s kind of natural to fear the unknown. For many of us, this fear can start at an early age and remain with us for most of our lives.

When it comes to writing your book – or specifically not-writing your book – it can be [...]

Metaphysics

Losing Your Fear Consciousness

My book Blocks essentially explains how all writer’s blocks are essentially life or karmic blocks that manifest themselves as the author “not-writing”.

Since I wrote the book, I’ve come across loads of people TOO with author’s block which is the creation of barriers to seeing a book which is already written not being published. I know both [...]

Writers' Block

Four Fears, Talent & Time – #002 – Failure

The 6 things that stop people writing
Part #002: Fear of Failure

This is a really common fear too. The best way to avoid failure is not to try in the first place. Nobody can have a dig at you for the quality of your writing, or the number of copies of your book you have sold, if [...]

Writers' Block

Four Fears, Talent & Time – Part #001 – Ridicule

The 6 things that stop people writing
Part #001: Fear of Ridicule

Over the last few years, I have seen so many common themes that express themselves as writer’s block – and experienced them myself.

They are as follows:

Fear of ridicule
Fear of failure
Fear of the unknown
Fear of success
Lack of time
Lack of talent

- these are of course all perceptions and [...]

Happenings

The Block Buster is Coming

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Writers' Block

How EFT helps writers with blocks

On one of my workshops recently, I had the great pleasure of meeting Penny Waite – who I learned was an EFT Coach and Practitioner.

A couple of months later, just before my new book, Blocks was published, I experienced my 1st EFT session and haven’t looked back since.

I was even more priviliged to have the session [...]