Other writers blocks

What I find very encouraging about writer’s block (fear of failure/judgement) is that it even happens to the best.

The best writers in the world are not the best in the world because they are devoid of fear, they are the best because they found a way to overcome their fear long enough to produce something remarkable.

And I have proof!

For my first quote we’re going to go back a few years to hear from the inimitable Ernest Hemingway.

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”

Now let’s switch up the industries and find out what one of the most famous songwriters in the world (John Lennon) said about making a Beatles album:

“We were going through hell. We often do. It’s torture every time we produce anything. The Beatles haven’t got any magic you haven’t got. We suffer like hell anytime we make anything”

And now for my final example let’s jump forward in time to a TED talk given by the author of the huge hit ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ where she revealed that whilst working on the soon to be bestseller she fell into a ‘pit of despair’ where there was a voice in her head telling her:

“This is going to be a disaster. This is going to be the worst book ever written. Not just bad, but the worst book ever written!”

Bleeding, going through hell and pits of despair don’t sound like walks in the park.

They sound like titanic wrestles with fear!

So if you are experiencing the symptoms of writer’s block (fear of judgement/failure) then do not fret. You’re not alone. Just put on your wrestling gloves and get to work.