Fearless Writing with Bill Kenower

Send us Fan Mail When writing about something you’ve never expressed before, go slow and get the language right. Most disagreement grows from careless language.

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes you might feel like you spend all your time taking care of things. The question writing asks, is what do you care about?

Send us Fan Mail Writing has saved me from despair and fear many times. Here’s a story of one such occasion.

Send us Fan Mail Beginning writers often feel like they need to know everything about their story before they can begin. Experienced writers have learned that they discover almost everything as they write.

Send us Fan Mail Just as you do when you write, you should also ask what the most satisfying way to share your work might be. Perhaps it’s traditional publishing, or perhaps it’s not.

Send us Fan Mail Every story leaves a reader somewhere. Where do you want to leave your reader. How do you hope they’ll feel when they close your book?

Send us Fan Mail Anyone can write something beautiful when life calls them to; writers want to write beautifully every day. To do so, we must find the stories that life is calling for us to tell.

Send us Fan Mail We avoid writing for much the same reason we become addicted to food or shopping or alcohol: to avoid discomfort. On the other side of that discomfort is always something creative.

So many people feel like they don’t have time to write because it doesn’t seem essential compared to their kids or job or marriage. If it feels inspiring or exhilarating or soothing to write – it’s essential.

As soon as we hear the applause or see our posts getting likes or receive an award, we can start becoming confused about WHY we write. Lose track of the real reason, and you’ll find yourself wondering why you do it.

Readers often use authors to give themselves permission to feel good, to have hope, to believe in themselves. Take that authority seriously and you’ll be amazed how many people you’ll inspire.

Whether it’s food, friendship, or writing, it’s always good to ask yourself what truly satisfies you? Sometimes the answer will surprise you.

You’re not avoiding what you love to do, you’re avoiding what you think you fear. You can change how you think about writing and you’ll write more often.

Here’s a crash course in how to apply the concepts of fearless writing to marketing your work. Remember, you only do something well that you enjoy doing. If you hate to market, or are bored by it, or intimidated by it...

<p>An all-day artist learns to trust their curiosity to handle problems and challenges as they arise. Curiosity has no fear of the unknown; it’s where it thrives.</p>