One of my favorite quotes goes like this: “Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”
Ambrose Redmon wrote that.
Fear is an impulse, or like the tattoo on my arm states, “Fear is the mind killer.” Frank Herbert wrote that.
What does fear have to do with anything? Well, it has a lot to do with how I became a writer.
It happened on a cold, winter night, much like the one I’m seeing right now out my window. Me and my mother were taking the tram home after having visited our grandfather. And it just came to me. Not kidding, it did. An idea for a story.
Thanks Cristian! I have a partially written novel because of these fears. Now I know I need to finish writing it.
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Never, ever, ever give up.
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Dr Seuss first book was rejected by 27 publishers before it was accepted ,now its loved by millions.
From my own experiences and observations I’ve come to realize that just as there are many people out there that thrive on trying to bring others down,they’re filled with envy and small mindedness. You just do what you do anyway.
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Exactly. We should always aspire towards greatness, and work hard to be better than what we were yesterday.
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A “like” button isn’t enough – I am very grateful you continued to write.
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Thank you!
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“Writing is all about finding the courage to write. And courage is all about realizing that some things are more important than fear.”
This is so true! beautifully written.
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Thank you so much, Elizabeth!
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Thank you for this post. These are the words I needed to read 💪
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My pleasure! Thank you for reading.
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I can relate!! I posted some short stories on Reddit and here on WordPress. I entered a few writing contests and didn’t win. I got discouraged for a little while, but to not write feels like the equivalent of holding my breath and trying to quit breathing. So I went back to it. I didn’t hit the goal for NaNoWriMo last month, but I did get a lot farther on my story in one month than I had in the previous year. Now I know I can do it.
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This is so powerful Cristian! I for one am thankful you kept writing! Cheers good man!
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Thank you so much!
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Such a inspiration you are – write on
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Thank you, Patrice.
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Funnily enough, I also wrote something about Courage today. Something about great minds thinking alike?
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Nice piece, Cristian. The only part that I’d disagree with is that people shouldn’t be defined by what they do, but rather who that person is without a job title.
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Have you ever thought about re-visiting your very first story? I wonder how wonderful it would be with the experience you have now!!
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Not really. I am not that inspired by the idea anymore, if that makes sense. Also, there are a lot of ideas that I’ve had, and those have to be written, so…
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…so you keep on writing. That is good too. Thank you.
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It is always inspiring to hear that people still chase after their dreams. We are glad you didn’t give up on yours.
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Thank you, Gabriel!
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Perfect post that showed up as a Christmas present at the right time. Thanks so much for writing and sharing.
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Thank you so much!
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So much of what you said is exactly how I feel and have felt. Thanks for this amazing post!
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Thank you! I am glad that you resonated with these words of mine.
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This is so inspiring
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Thank you!
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Great post! I feel like fear of failure has held me back in so many areas of my life. I love to read and write but have yet to take writing seriously. I guess I’m scared of putting a lot of effort into something and then not getting the response I want, but like you said I shouldn’t think like that. I should write just for the sake of writing.
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Great …
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I love it! You are awesome! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed this post of mine.
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I needed this and so agree with the paragraph of reasons that we write. I can identify!!!!
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This is powerful. I think it’s an important transition in a writer’s development to learn to write for the sake of writing. I think that’s when put writing takes off, and becomes what we always hoped it would.
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*our writing
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Love this post!
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Thank you, Vivienne!
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Awesome post.
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Thank you, Kally!
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I believe all of us place a lot of importance on external validation. & that, IMHO, is soo wrong… It kind of defeats the purpose of everything!
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Beautiful. <3
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Thank you, Anna!
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What a wonderful blog to read as I begin my New Year of seeing just how far I can go with all the writing I’ve done over the years. I love the quotes. I loved the whole blog! Thanks for writing it.
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So much of this post reflects my feelings about being a writer – thanks so much for sharing this. It inspires me!
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My pleasure, Dennis. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
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Yes! Thanks for the boost 😊
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Thanks so much.I really needed this.
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Thanks.I really needed this.
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My pleasure!
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I just started my own blog and I sometimes feel discouraged about it.But I just encourage myself to continue no matter what.
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