Comments on: When Courage Takes Flight

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:36:00 +0000

Thanks for sending me a link to your work. I really like this piece and I think every single thing is true. When I’m anxious about writing, I find that I really must match all the errant socks in the house. Or pluck my eyebrows. I like the little challenges you list. And I give myself a word count daily because it forces me to get to the emotional core of what I’m trying to say. It’s easy to dash off a few paragraphs without getting to the meat of meaning. Thanks again, friend.

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By: spritzophrenia

spritzophrenia — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:27:01 +0000

I’m really glad you liked this

Keyes’ book is almost a bunch of stories, rather than a self-help book. As you can tell, I really liked it. It sits at my desk so I can see it when I write.

By: maysgg71

maysgg71 — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:30:38 +0000

I absolutely love this post and it’s interesting to see some of my favorite authors struggle(d) with their writing. I love to write but it can be daunting for me, sometimes. I am a lot like Gardenbuddha in that my words “can’t wait to tumble out,” but at go-time I’m Atwood, drowning in terror. Once my words are down, I turn in to crazy editor and throw myself in to a panic attack over rewrites. Because of that, I’m grateful to see the tips you included here. Now, I just need to get my hands on Keyes’ book. Many thanks for this.

By: spritzophrenia

spritzophrenia — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:55:36 +0000

Yeah, I’ve certainly experienced that joy of words tumbling out too at times. I think everyone creative gets moments when the muse really knocks them out

By: gardenbuddha

gardenbuddha — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:19:08 +0000

I’ve never written a novel, so cannot imagine sitting at one writing project for so long. But when I do write anything, it is because the words can’t wait to tumble out. I don’t experience anxiety, but there is a kind of nervous energy trying to get all my thoughts down as fast as they appear. Once it’s all down on paper/screen, I feel soooooo calm.