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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Original artwork for the Bookwright site by Lefteris Heretakis - illustrator & designer, lecturer in Graphic Design @ Bradford College. Lefteris designs and typesets books that visually resonate with the reader.To find out more about his work, read this blog