Writing through Fear

“Perhaps being a writer is a bit like having… a neurological disorder… what psychologists call “intrusive thoughts”: unwanted and disturbing ideas and images that suddenly attack us unbidden. A need to speak the unspeakable thing. The very thing you most do not want to say, even to yourself.”

-David Gordon

The essay from which this quotation comes was written by a man that has experienced the fear of writing.

(Source: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/writing-is-a-risky-humiliating-endeavor/)

What will other people think?

What will they say?

How will it affect those that I care about?

The truth is, these are not the questions to ask when it comes to your work.

Writing is the manifestation of reality through words. It is distinct from any other realm of perception, emotion, or countenance. It’s a living, breathing life form all its own.

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