Starting is the hard part. You need to overcome the resistance of all your fearful thoughts. Because... What if what you say isn't understood? What if people don't like it? Or worse, what if they don't notice at all? What if you only give the world a reason to laugh at your clumsy expressions, instead of bringing a new vital idea to life like you planned...? All this stops even the best of us from starting.
Truth is, if you start by looking to other people for approval of your writing, you've already failed. It's a little like it's with strawberries... (Stick with me) Strawberries are tasty, juicy and healthy, and still there will be someone who hates strawberries! Trying to please others you also lose your original voice, or at least you don't follow it to the deepest parts of your imagination. Instead, you play the guessing game of 'what will they say,' and as we've said before, that's a game you cannot win.
If you set your expectations too high and set out to write the best novel of all time, or even this century, or even... well... an entire novel, you may also stumble into some difficulties, shall we say... Do you have ten minutes now? Read a poem. Yes, just one. Or, read a few pages of that book you've been thinking of. Give litetature ten minutes as often as possible, and watch yourself grow. Also, how about setting yourself the challenge of writing an article today. Not tomorrow, or 'when I have enough time,' but now? One page, or even half a page? Do this enough times and I guarantee, you'll develop a writing habit, your fears will have vanished as you see that you can produce some good writing, and you'll be able to exceed that daily limit in no time...
Who knows, maybe you'll even write that novel???
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