Dealing with Fear

First-Time Novelists: Dealing with Fear

Many authors share a similar fear: “What will people think?”

It looks slightly different for each writer. What will my parents think when they find out I have these thoughts? What will my friends think when they discover I’m not always as caring as they might have believed? What will my children think when they find out I had sex before I got married?

Becoming a first-time writer is like diving into cold water. It’s a shock, but you adjust. In fact, this is true of anything worth doing in life. Become a first-time writer, or don’t.

The choice isn’t really about writing . . . becoming a writer is about choosing to live your life.

 

Learn more about marrying the wildness of your imagination to the rigor of structure in The 90-Day Novel, The 90-Day Memoir, or The 90-Day Screenplay workshops.

Alan Watt with L.A. hills behind

by Alan Watt

About the author

Alan Watt is the author of the international bestseller Diamond Dogs, winner of France’s Prix Printemps, and the founder of LA Writers’ Lab. A teacher for over two decades, Alan believes stories are not owned but discovered — and that every writer has a voice worth sharing. His workshops and 90-Day Novel method have guided thousands of writers to transform raw ideas into finished works, with humor, compassion, and a deep respect for the creative process.

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