Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last.
Interpretation
Writers experience fear and anxiety throughout the writing process.
This quote emphasizes that fear and anxiety are universal emotions that writers face, whether they are beginners or seasoned professionals. The mention of feeling these emotions from the first word to the last highlights the constant struggle of overcoming self-doubt and the pressures of creativity in writing.
In practice
During a writing workshop, I shared this quote to encourage participants to embrace their fears.
We're all just a bundle of habits shaped by our memories. And to the extent that we control our lives, we do so by gradually altering those habits, which is to say the networks of our memory. No lasting joke, or invention, or insight, or work of art was ever produced by an external memory. Not yet, at least.
The greatest force of personal liberation is the decision to widen our circle of compassion, moving from focus on self to focus on service.
When the pain overtakes you, reach inside. Gather the broken pieces, and hand them to God. Ask Him to remake your heart. Different, this time. Stronger. More beautiful. This is how we are made, and remade by the Maker.
A bad day for the ego is a good day for the soul.
I've seen many troubles in my time, only half of which ever came true.
Jesus made everything so simple and we have made it so complicated. He spoke to the people in short sentences and everyday words, illustrating His messages with never-to-be forgotten stories.
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