Scary Truths Of Writing
Jason ArnoppEvery Monday I tackle one fear that's stopping writers from writing. Fear must lose. Words must win.
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👀 What scares you most about editing your writing?
You'd think finishing the first draft would be the hard part.
Sometimes it is.
But for a lot of writers, the real fear begins when they open the document again.
That's when the doubts start.
"This isn't as good as I remembered."
"How d...
What if I'm wasting my time as a writer?
Last year, after cancer treatment, I became much more aware of the finite nature of existence.
Which made one old writing fear much louder.
What if I’m wasting my time?
Every new project seems to ask the same uncomfortable question.
Is...
I didn’t mean to ghost you. Here’s what happened.
I haven’t posted here since late 2023, which is long enough for several geological eras to pass and for at least one of my sons to ask, “Daddy, what’s a Substack?”
A lot has happened since then, most of it unexpected, some of it difficult,...
Jettison January procrastination!
Do you already have that sinking feeling, as if 2024 will turn out no better than all your other writing years?
Do you already suspect that you’ll start January with all guns blazing, then run out of ammo and spiral into lonely despondency...
What if I have nothing worth saying as a writer?
If something feels important to you, it’s worth saying.
Strictly speaking, the worth of someone’s writing also shouldn’t be judged by the value it has to others.
Mind you, this does depend on what you hope to achieve.
If you want to wr...
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Author of The Last Days Of Jack Sparks. Doctor Who writer. Every Monday in Scary Truths Of Writing, I post one fear that keeps writers from writing. Fear must lose. Words must win. \ud83d\udc47 Continue the conversation in my Writers Vs Fear community \ud83d\udc47
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