Success and failure are two sides of the same coin. You may succeed or fail. It is up to us to overcome our stumbling blocks and stop being worry warts! You may be an aspiring writer and may not strike gold in your first attempt. All you need to do is persevere. Imagine if Sudha Chandran had given up on her dream to dance when she met with an accident and her leg had to be … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Writers Can Deal With the Fear of Failure
Self Help
5 Things Confident Writers Never Do
There are many talented writers out there who may have enough skill to be counted among the best, but are doomed to languish in obscurity because they lack one key characteristic: confidence. It usually doesn’t matter how good your writing is if you’re not going to publish your work, or send it out to publishing houses because you’re afraid that it’s not good enough. … [Read more...] about 5 Things Confident Writers Never Do
5 Useful Lists Every Author Must Make
If there was a list of professions which require the most amounts of creativity and freedom, then being an author would definitely be in it. This is certainly the case when you’re sitting down to write. Allowing your imagination to really take over, can help you create tantalizing stories. However, a little organization can also go a long way to help increase your … [Read more...] about 5 Useful Lists Every Author Must Make
5 Things Holding You Back From Becoming a Writer
© Murali Nath Writers are often perceived to be elusive and dreamy folks lost in their creative worlds, where they concoct words to create some amazing true-to-real-life characters that remain in our hearts. But often writers digress from their writing or not write at all. What keeps them aloof from their writing? What makes writers stall their writing for a while? 1. Inner … [Read more...] about 5 Things Holding You Back From Becoming a Writer
How to Suspend Judgement of Your Writing
As a writer, do you find yourself writing for a while, stopping, re-reading what you’ve just written, judge it as being garbage and then start re-writing again? Does this cycle keep repeating and you end up feeling considerably more down in the dumps, and never get a story finished? If so, you’re being far too critical and hard on yourself. Leave these criticisms for editors … [Read more...] about How to Suspend Judgement of Your Writing