The End of Civilization as We Know It :

[cougars_catnip]

On getting out of your own way when you write… and overcoming fear:

Exercise: If the number one obstacle to creative writing is fear of failure, it is time to give this fear a voice. Imagine that you have written something really, really terrible, just as you may have feared you would. Tell of some of the dire consequences that have befallen you as

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[fragments_of_me]

I so want to write now! Have lots of ideas for fics but fear holds me back. I so want to steal/borrow this for when/if I ever get a real Teavhing job!

[cougars_catnip]

Go for it. Honestly every single writer from the greatest of all time right down to you suffers from Insecure Writer Syndrome. But that is no reason not to write. Sit down and just write something. Take those ideas and get started.

Writing is a SKILL! Not a talent. Anyone can learn to write and write well. There are tons of books that give advice on learning this skill.

Don't let fear stop you, life is too short to do that. ya know?