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| I just wrote this poem after a pretty stressful week. I'm feeling somewhat vulnerable and raw... so what does one do .. WRITE!!!! #2255249 |
| How do you learn to move out from your own shadows, embrace your ability to write, and believe in yourself? |
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| Once I seriously start writing again, it can literally feel as though I've opened up a fast-flowing source of deep consciousness and insight. Somehow transitioning from being a mere mortal to some type of conduit between 'creative thought' and expression. I don't know about you, but everything I see, feel and touch is viewed through a deeper creative lens, a deeper sensory appreciation and understanding. I just have to balance it with work and being a parent. I would love to write full time, however, that is not my reality. Having said that nothing (apart from myself) is stopping me from organising my days and nights to create 'space and time' where I am able to ruminate and write. Oh, that and shutting up my ego, as it willfully whispers 'you can't do this, you're not a real writer ... " ... to which I say "Oh yes I am, I'm a resilient fighter!" |
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Happy Writing.Com account anniversary. 
That being said, should I allow that to stop me from writing? I Won't and I Can't, just as you shouldn't let self-doubt stop your creative process. What's inside must come out, in whatever shape or form it emerges. Will it ever be perfect in your eyes? Most likely not. But, it will never have the chance to grow towards perfection if the seeds aren't planted.
Things that have helped me;
Reading other people's stories, poems, and tales. Seeing how they did things. Asking myself how I might have done it? Would I have made it better or worse?
Reviewing and being reviewed. I have learned much from both sides of this coin. Sometimes the best lesson is what to embrace and adapt, and what to politely ignore.
Editing — don't be afraid to put it away and return to it later for refinement (always save the old draft off-site if need be). Before Beethoven settled on the opening motive of his 5th. Symphony (Da Da Da Dahhhhh), he filled THREE PAGES in his notebook. If it works for him, we can make it work for us!
Most important? Remember the world doesn't need another Shakespeare, Hemingway, or King.
But, there's plenty of room for Elska Hugrekki .
Write On!
2) Acknowledge imposter syndrome is a thing.
3) Acknowledge you are your own worst critic.
4) Acknowledge you can't please everyone.
5) Acknowledge you can't please everyone, but consistent feedback about the same problems means you need to go back to #1.
6) Acknowledge our lizard-brain actively tries to sabotage us. It wants to keep you safe from harm, including emotional harm. To do that, it needs you to not do new things. It wants you to stay in a bubble. A big, comfy, routine-based bubble.
7) Now tell your lizard-brain to take a hike because you need to talk to your creative brain.
For reference, I'm still reconciling #6 and struggling.