Comments on: Fear!

By: Tawny Weber » Writing Challenges

Tawny Weber » Writing Challenges — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:21:48 +0000

[…] to my friend, Tammy, I joined the 70 Days of Sweat writing challenge. The concept is similar to NaNoWriMo (which thanks to my friend Karin I joined as well) in that you […]

By: Tawny Weber

Tawny Weber — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:46:28 +0000

Ooooh -love this! I’m back from vacation and ready to rock and this is the first post I’ve read while “in the zone” to particiapte… and its a humdinger! I love that fear. The nagging voice that points out that each page is pushing the envelope and making me step outside my comfort zone. Thats what makes the story strongest, I think. The ones that felt safe, that I felt easy with didn’t sell. The ones that made me go ACK are rocking tho!

By: Lil

Lil — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:56:03 +0000

I love your post, Jo. Thank you for the encouragement. It’s something I needed to hear.

By: Mechele Armstrong

Mechele Armstrong — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:25:19 +0000

Love the character and the stories but I often have panic attacks of “no one will be interested in this.” So this really hit home. Here’s to fear being conquered.

By: Joely

Joely — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:45:12 +0000

I’m facing this same fear with my NaNo project. The idea is *great*. Can I come up characters and story to match the premise? I put a ton of pressure on myself, and I have high expectations for this story. So I put it off. I’ve had this idea for at least a year. I decided NaNo was the perfect time to force myself to take this challenge. If I don’t hit it out of the ballpark, well, I’ll get another at bat, right? Okay, I suck at baseball metaphors.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:15:01 +0000

I love my characters and I love my story, but I’m scared to death that the book won’t be what I hoped. Thank you so much for permission to be afraid! Now I can use fear as motivation instead of a roadblock.

By: Charlene Teglia

Charlene Teglia — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:41:16 +0000

Oh, man, Jo, you nailed it. Every other job I’ve had bored me. Usually after two weeks. Bring on the fear!

By: Jane (Maude Clare)

Jane (Maude Clare) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:04:46 +0000

That’s a great post. I love it. And I am going to bookmark it. Thanks.

By: Marty

Marty — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:37:34 +0000

That’s funny to read, because I’ve recently realized that there are 2 key scenes in my current ms that need rewritten–I took the easy route through them rather than the route that can make this story what it should be. My goal for tonight–rewrite one of those two scenes

By: Lauren Dane

Lauren Dane — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:14:37 +0000

So very true!!