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How fear fuels writing

What if it was ok to get scared?

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Caroline Donahue
Feb 12, 2024
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A woman with light skin and dark hair sits on the floor between two library stacks writing in a notebook. Text: how fear fuels writing

What if it’s just me?

Picture this: You’ve just been hit with an idea. It’s a big one. It feels alive and exciting in a way you haven’t remembered feeling in ages. This idea is so delicious your fingers are fizzling as you reach for the keyboard.

You open a document and start typing and WHAM.

Well, shit. Here comes fear again. Maybe that idea wasn’t the …

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