Avoidance rarely alleviates fear

Now, for the conclusion!

Which after all that we’ve covered you might have already guessed.

It’s rare for avoidance to alleviate fear.

If you run away from dogs every time you encounter one you’ll never see their non violent side.
It’s only by standing your ground do you get to see that not all dogs want to attack you and the majority of them are well behaved and just want a cuddle.

Similarly with writing it’s only through practice that you discover that criticism or rejection isn’t fatal. It’s only by inching yourself forward despite being terrified that you realise there’s an alternative to obeying the fear.

You have a say too.

If all those other creatives found a way to manage their fear so can you!

So the only way to get through writer’s block is to write.

Write daily, write hourly,
write gaily, write sourly.
Write badly, write crappy,
write madly, write happy.
Write for fun,
write for someone.
It doesn’t matter how you do it, just write.

To bring this post to a close I will leave you with a final question – knowing that your time on this earth is limited and it could end at any moment – do you want to spend any more of your precious time giving into fear?