Writing Fears - When Writers Stop Writing

I have a posting that I have been working on for days. Or rather not working on for days. It is amazing when a writer wants to write about something but allows fears to stop them. I have popped on and off of Twitter, Facebook, did so called research, made connections but still have avoided the white page. This is actually a posting that I really want to do.

A couple of times I have asked myself if it is because I am not feeling confident in the topic. I often feel like I have to know something really well before I write about it. I am beginning to think it is actually that this topic is one that I need to work with/on. I imagine my subconscious is stearing me away because it knows that I will have to do the work myself and not just share the knowledge.


Do you ever feel like that when you want to write about something but keep avoiding it?

When writers stop writing it often is attached to some form of fear. Fear of not being good enough. Fear of not having anything to say. Fear that no one will want to read it. The key is pushing past the fear. Telling yourself that it doesn't have to be perfect; you just have to write it because if you don't you will be miserable.

I will write the posting because it means so much to me. Maybe tonight I will focus on the questions and discover what needs to be healed within myself first and in the process have a better understanding of the subject I will be writing about.

What do you have a hard time writing about?

Blessings,
Morgan Dragonwillow 

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Love to Write - Relish11

I truly love to write, though I can procrastinate to no end, that is one reason I am glad I have signed up for a wonderful challenge Relish11. Every day for the next 30 days she (Rebecca Murphy) will be posting prompts for Blog Writer's that have signed up for this challenge.
If you want to know more I highly recommend you work your way over to her website Relish Life.

Today's prompt, to remember a day from the past eleven months. Hmmmm... It has been an interesting year and when I think of it my mind wanders to January. Up until then I had the wrong date for my Astrology chart.

Now for most people that wouldn't be a problem but I had delved deeply into my astrology to learn all that I could about myself and my life purpose.

It was off by less than an hour. It changed quite a bit. Everything I thought I knew about myself wasn't quite right.

In January I had my correct chart read by Anyaa McAndrew with Shamanic Astrology. Anyone who really knows me knows I love Shamanic Astrology because it tells you where you are coming from, where you are going, and what you need to do to get there.

Wow, as I listened to Anyaa, so many things began to fall into place. Pluto is square every angle of my chart. Ahhh yes, I am sooo familiar with the underworld which Pluto represents. Shadow plays over my chart beckoning me to look at everything deeper, and deeper still.

Chills run up and down my spine as I listen further. I strongly believe that we make a contract before we come into this life and my chart shows that I set up quite a difficult path for myself. Not impossible just difficult.

My heart races as I realize how I can make shadow my friend, that the underworld is an important place and doesn't have to be the enemy or a place to dread.

The possibilities begin to form in my mind, how I can dance with shadow to help myself and others. As I hung up the phone with Anyaa, I knew my road was still long but I could see the light.


Blessings,
Morgan Dragonwillow

Unblocking the Writer's Creative Soul

Whether it is an unblocking or pushing past the fear, there are many creative tools to move through it to be the writer you were meant to be. Your soul is waiting for your empowered, authentic, and creative self. Stop preventing your dreams from being your reality.

The sheer intensity that a creative person can prevent themselves from creating is astounding. I have found myself floating on the web from one site to another to prevent myself from writing, thinking myself blocked. I have also found myself completely wrapped up in trash television to avoid the blank page or the next project that I know I want to create.

I do not believe that it is a block. I believe it is the fear or not believing in yourself enough to know you have greatness in you. I believe it is more about pushing past the fear to your creative soul than it is to unblocking it.

Today I have set a goal for myself to write as much as I can just to see what I am capable of. I feel the fear and anxiety creeping in. I know that if I let it, I won't achieve my goal. Here are some of the things I have done to push past it.

• Create a list of twenty-six phrases, off the top of your head, to start paragraphs or pages with.
• Make a list (at least 30) of your favorite words and keep it to the right of your screen to look at as you write.
• Allow yourself to write nonsense; pages and pages of nonsense.
• Write down every reason why you think you can not write then burn it.
• Write what would happen if you wrote a best seller.
• Create a story about your childhood with an imaginary friend, whether you had one or not.
• Write a different ending to a story from your childhood that didn't turn out the way you wanted.
• Write a story about a moment in your childhood that felt empowering.
• Write a forgiveness piece forgiving everyone in your life that you feel hurt you and forgive yourself for any that you have hurt.
• Set goals, if I write for this amount of time or this amount of words then I can (fill in the blank).
• Use a different writing tool. If you always type, write with a pen. If you always use a pen use a pencil, use a crayon even. See how different you write with different tools. Do you tap into your inner child when you use the crayons?
• Dance to your favorite music then write for at least an hour, repeat.

I know how hard it can be to push past the fear but if you are like me at all, you are always thinking about writing. If you think about it that much then stop thinking about it and write for goodness sakes. Even if it is only for you it is better than being miserable and always thinking what if or if only. Write because you love it. Write because you feel like you are going to die if you do not put your pen to paper. It has to feel better than not writing.

Your soul yearns for you to do what you love. If you are not doing it then you are sleep walking through life. Wake up and do what you love now. It is in remembering your authentic creativity that is a key element in your journey to wholeness. What are you waiting for, permission? Love yourself enough to do what is important to feed your soul today.