Comments on: Writing Anxiety Is Annoying

By: Tim Parker

Tim Parker — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:20:21 +0000

I think your four tips sum up important points. Personally, I've been rather fortunate through the course of my life as a professional and a student. I've always approached writing as an important medium for expressing ideas and informing others. In my mind, writing serves a purpose and has a genuine and concrete value. Knowing the purpose and importance has always helped me move through any anxieties I may have had. It's easy to procrastinate and second guess yourself and your motives, but the answer is to just do it and see it through to the end. This is how we generally move forward and accomplish things in life, we put more focus on what we want to achieve, then on the thoughts of what may hinder us.

By: timparker

timparker — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:20:21 +0000

By: @sarahmerion

@sarahmerion — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:53:24 +0000

I like what your professor said. That seems the be the favorite trick – write without hesitation and something great will come out. I will start practicing that more!

By: Nicole D'Alonzo

Nicole D'Alonzo — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:28:57 +0000

I totally agree, and I'm so over that writer's guilt. Don't we have enough internal conflict without feeling guilty for *not* writing ;) An English professor once told me something to the effect of, “Just write. Write whatever you're thinking, and you'll lead yourself to your thoughts through the writing process.” Free thoughting/stream of consciousness type of stuff works for me usually. Happy scribing!