Subtle ways writing can be hard

And it’s not the actual writing. It’s not the grammar.

It’s worrying about what others will think.

There’s a line in writing.

Some come right up against it. Skilled writers usually.

Other come close.

And some are so scared of the line, they don’t push pen to pad. I use to be that way. And I’m re-experiencing that fear now as I write on this site.

What if I want to talk about how a friend made me angry (and then they read it). Or I write about challenges at work (and my teammates read that). Or I talk about the hoards of money I made on my super rare NFT collection (now people know I’m crypto rich). And so on.

However, with writing – and most things in life – there’s usually a way around things. A creative option.

This doesn’t mean I’ll talk about everything (like the remote cabin where I store all my gold), but I’ll talk about most things. Many things. And I’ll come close the line.

But I’ll only get skilled at coming close to the line if I hit publish. That’s what it’s all about. Hitting publish.

PS – An amazing book that really helped me – not just with writing, but will all creative work – is The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield. Game-changer of a book