writing – Page 9 – Alicia Coleman

“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” What a true statement! No matter how well you plan something, you should always expect the unexpected. Things like handling stress from the day job, coping with relatives and friends who have transitioned to the next plain of existence and dealing with life in general. Be prepared…as much as possible for what’s waiting just around the corner.

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So here I am again starting over. The plan is to stick to the course even if obstacles show up in the path because the only thing of 2013 that has kept it’s course is my fitness plan. I’ve lost a total of 30lbs. Yay!! Now if I could just keep my butt in the chair and write…

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Fear and Writing by Alicia Coleman

April 17, 2011March 18, 2013 aliciacoleman

In an earlier blog post I mentioned I am in a workshop on Plotting. With each new area we cover, I freeze initially when it comes to completing assignments. Before the assignment, the story is clear in my mind and I know how it should be written. When it’s time to write, my mind goes blank and I can’t think of a single thing to say.

I realize now, that it’s fear. Fear that I have no idea who to plot (since I’m a pantser). Fear that I will get it wrong and my story will be rejected. Fear that I am exposing myself as a wannabe and not a writer. Fear that I just don’t know what I’m doing.

Roseann Cash said, “The Key to change…is to let go of fear.” That’s it. That’s me. I realize I have to stand up to my fears and reaffirm my convictions. I am learning how to plot. I may be wrong, but it can be corrected. I need to affirm that I am a writer and am following the steps necessary to learn my craft.

Now fear, take that! You don’t scare me…much.

What about you, what do you fear?