Comments on: Battling Yourself: Fighting the Fear of Writing http://twentyorsomething.com/2009/03/30/battling-yourself-fighting-the-fear-of-writing/ tonight we drink to youth. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:01:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Susan Pogorzelski - admin http://twentyorsomething.com/2009/03/30/battling-yourself-fighting-the-fear-of-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Susan Pogorzelski - admin Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:48:16 +0000 http://twentyorsomething.com/?p=1202#comment-212 Matt: I think writing through on the first draft is the key -- get it all out there, say everything, then scale it back to get the point across. The problem I find sometimes is at that point, after I get everything out. I wonder why I'm sharing this, if it's worth it, if it would matter. But it does matter -- it matters to the writer, and maybe that's the most important thing. Thanks so much for your comments and advice! Looking forward to checking out your podcast as well! Sam: That's exactly why I do it, why I push through that self-doubt and write anyway: I love it. It's really that simple. My draft folder has a dozen entries that I wrote for myself but didn't post because they were too personal, but they needed to be said. However, for the most part, I want to share because a part of me hopes that someone can relate or that someone can offer their words of wisdom. I think there's a balance you have to find, and maybe that's where self-doubt comes from, in part -- feeling a bit unbalanced. I loved your blogging is like therapy, by the way! So, so true! Exactly how I started twenty(or)something. Thanks for the comment! Matt: I think writing through on the first draft is the key — get it all out there, say everything, then scale it back to get the point across. The problem I find sometimes is at that point, after I get everything out. I wonder why I’m sharing this, if it’s worth it, if it would matter. But it does matter — it matters to the writer, and maybe that’s the most important thing. Thanks so much for your comments and advice! Looking forward to checking out your podcast as well!

Sam: That’s exactly why I do it, why I push through that self-doubt and write anyway: I love it. It’s really that simple. My draft folder has a dozen entries that I wrote for myself but didn’t post because they were too personal, but they needed to be said. However, for the most part, I want to share because a part of me hopes that someone can relate or that someone can offer their words of wisdom. I think there’s a balance you have to find, and maybe that’s where self-doubt comes from, in part — feeling a bit unbalanced.

I loved your blogging is like therapy, by the way! So, so true! Exactly how I started twenty(or)something. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Sam http://twentyorsomething.com/2009/03/30/battling-yourself-fighting-the-fear-of-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Sam Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:09:52 +0000 http://twentyorsomething.com/?p=1202#comment-208 I say, forget the rules, forget people's expectations of you, and just focus on yourself. If writing makes you happy, or if it eases your mind to write about something, do it. Don't go crazy and post about something you will later regret, but don't hold back too much either. As I recently wrote about, blogging is like therapy. I agree with Matt, great advice! I say, forget the rules, forget people’s expectations of you, and just focus on yourself. If writing makes you happy, or if it eases your mind to write about something, do it. Don’t go crazy and post about something you will later regret, but don’t hold back too much either. As I recently wrote about, blogging is like therapy. I agree with Matt, great advice!

]]> By: Matt Cheuvront http://twentyorsomething.com/2009/03/30/battling-yourself-fighting-the-fear-of-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Matt Cheuvront Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:09:38 +0000 http://twentyorsomething.com/?p=1202#comment-206 You hit the nail on the head here - as bloggers, writers, and online journalists it's so easy for us to second-guess and over think ourselves. Half the battle is to just sit down and let your thoughts go. In the first episode of my Podcast - I talked about my writing process, and I said the first thing I do is just write - I don't worry about editing or adding credibility with outside sources (initially). I think doing that can stifle the thought process. Instead, I focus on getting everything that's on my mind written out and then go back and add layers. Great advice here - and in the end, you have to write because it's something you love, not something you feel obligated to do. You hit the nail on the head here – as bloggers, writers, and online journalists it’s so easy for us to second-guess and over think ourselves. Half the battle is to just sit down and let your thoughts go. In the first episode of my Podcast – I talked about my writing process, and I said the first thing I do is just write – I don’t worry about editing or adding credibility with outside sources (initially). I think doing that can stifle the thought process. Instead, I focus on getting everything that’s on my mind written out and then go back and add layers.

Great advice here – and in the end, you have to write because it’s something you love, not something you feel obligated to do.

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