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Weekly inspiration and advice on writing and creativity from the author of Fearless Writing and Everyone Has What It Takes.
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S4E144 Feel Successful Now
Writing teaches us that how we feel is more important than anything. Don’t wait until you publish the book or win the award to feel successful. Seek it now in any way you can.
S4E143 The Imagination Connection
The imagination is so powerful, its connection to others is often as intimate as touch.
S4E142 Your Life is Enough to Tell Any Story
You don’t have to have been homeless or abused or addicted to have a life full enough to tell any story.
S4E141 Opportunities Never Stop
Sometimes it may seem like our opportunities have dried up, but that’s almost always because we have begun to doubt.
S4E140 Don’t Always Ask For Feedback
There are times when feedback from an editor or friend or writing group is helpful. But not if you’re looking for validation. That has to come from you.
S4E139 When Collaboration Works
Though most of us work alone, there are times when focused collaboration can free up our stuck thinking.
S4E138 Judge Your Writing, Not Other Writers
Anything we think about other writers, we inevitably think about ourselves. Be kind to everyone, including yourself.
S4E137 In Times Like These, Do What You Love Anyway
I know things are scary and crazy for a lot of us right now, but that shouldn’t mean you abandon doing the what you love. The world is always a better place when we do what means the most to us.
S4E136 Writing Isn’t Actually Hard
Yes, there are times you don’t know the way forward, and yes, you will almost certainly experience rejection. But don’t tell yourself writing IS hard. When it’s going well, when you find that story,…
S4E135 The Power of Resolutions
If you set your intentions before you begin anything new, whether a story or a year, you can start to develop new habits.
S3E134 The False Division Between Work and Fun
As we grow up, it’s easy to start believing that work and fun can’t be one and the same. This may be true in some professions, but it shouldn’t be so in the arts. No fun for the writer; no fun for…
S3E133 Take The Pressure Off And Find Your Voice
Often, the biggest obstacle to finding our voice is the pressure we put on ourselves to be “good” or be acceptable. If you take the pressure off, your voice will come naturally.
S3E132 The Only Story I Tell
All my stories end the same way: Life is friendly, and the natural relationship between people is love. The reason there are so many to tell is there are so many times this doesn’t seem to be the…
S3E131 Your Job Isn’t Complicated
Amuse, entertain, and inspire yourself, and mean what you say. If you can do that, the rest will take care of itself.
S3E130 How Writing Teaches Us to Care About Our Lives
It’s easy to start thinking that the lives of all the people you care for are somehow more important than yours. Writing reminds us again and again that this has never been true.
S3E129 Writing and the Perils of Adulthood
Sometimes the most difficult part of writing stems from the fact that we’re adults, and have become increasingly concerned with our own survival, rather than what pleases us most.
S3E128 The Hardest Habit I’ve Had to Break
Where Fearless Writing began. It took reach a very dark place for me to understand how quietly addicted to praise and validation I was. Here’s the story.
S3E127 The Power of Patience
Writing is often about waiting for the right story, the right scene, the right word. Learn to trust what you know is true about what works and what doesn’t.
S3E126 Thoughts Are Nothing and Everything
A writer’s primary tool is thought. Every time we sit down to write, we practice choosing the ones that serve us, and the ones that don’t.
S3E125 Validate Yourself
You can’t look for your validation from anyone other yourself, which you do every time you write a sentence that satisfies you.
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Fearless Writing with Bill Kenower has published 145 episodes since June 2023, covering topics in Arts, Books.
Fearless Writing with Bill Kenower is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 5m.
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