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I'm working through a new writing book, I haven't given up on the other one I just plan on working my way through both Creating Character Emotions and the new one. Which is
"Bagels, Dirty Limericks, and Martinis: The Badass Guide to Writing Your First Book" by Sonja Foust and Lisa Bledsoe. If you don't know who Sonja Foust is, you need to google The Pintester. She has to be one of the funniest bloggers I have ever come across. She and Lisa have written 2ish books on writing.
Anyhow, the first assignment in "Bagels, Dirty Limericks, and Martinis: The Badass Guide to Writing Your First Book" is to write down your fears about writing and to ask yourself a series of questions about each fear. Ending in deciding what you are willing to do about those fears and when you will work on them. I have put what tasks I am willing to do in parenthesis.
Fears
- I'm not
good enough
- Is this
true?
i. No,
well maybe a little if I don’t work at it
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I
give up.
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. A
better writer and a happier person
- What can I
do about it?
i. Get
better
ii. (Hone
my craft)
iii. Blog
more
iv. (Talk
to my councilor)
v. Meditate
- When?
i. ii.
A little bit each day (10,000 ) hours
ii. In
the fall
- I will
never be as good as my favorite writers
- Is this
true?
i. Yes/no,
so what
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I
feel inferior
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. A
more confident writer
- What can I
do about it?
i. (Read
more)
ii. (Write
to them)
iii. (Write
to them and never send the letters)
iv. Join
a writing group
v. (Work
on my writing)
vi. Take
a writing class
- When?
i. Over
the summer
ii. Start
by posting tomorrow on their blogs and work my way to actually talking with
them.
iii. See
above
- I lack
staying power
- Is this
true?
i. somewhat
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I
don’t even start or I give up halfway through
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. Someone
who will finish a project
- What can I
do about it?
i. (Set
goals/steps)
ii. (Reward
myself)
iii. Punish
myself but not too much
iv. (Finish
another project)
v. (Do
a little every day)
vi. Stick
to a schedule
vii. View
it like taking a class
viii. (Find
apps)
ix. Use
apps
- When?
i. Tomorrow and today
ii. As
I meet my goals
iii. Start
tomorrow on the bookcase
1. Work
tonight on crochet
iv. Every
day
v. Tonight
- No one will
like/buy my books
- Is this
true?
i. No,
my family and friends will at least buy it.
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I
get depressed
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. A
happier unafraid writer
- What can I
do about it?
i. Not
care
ii. (Share
it anyways)
iii. Write
for myself
iv. Write
in fields people do like
- When?
i. When
I finish writing something
- no one will
publish me
- Is this
true?
i. maybe
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I
don’t share what I write
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. A
person who is less concerned about “success”
- What can I
do about it?
i. Not
care about the money or fame
ii. Self
publish
iii. (Blog
it)
iv. Fan
fiction sites
v. Writing
sites
vi. Write
for myself
vii. Amazon
- When?
i. Today
1. As
I work through things
2. When
I finish
- I don't
have time
- Is this
true?
i. A
little
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I
don’t make time
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. Someone
willing to work through issues to make time
- What can I
do about it?
i. Make
time
ii. Give
up facebook
iii. Stop
playing games
iv. (Quit
playing as much)
v. (Write
in the mornings and evenings)
vi. Now’s
when I have the most time
vii. (Nanowrimo)
- When?
i. Start
tomorrow by limiting time on games
ii. Tomorrow
iii. November
- I can't
write dialog
- Is this
true?
i. yes
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I
don’t work at it
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. Someone
confident in their skills
- What can I
do about it?
i. Practice
ii. Write
down what people say
iii. (Find
some books about how to)
iv. Take
some writing classes
v. (Find
blogs/vlogs/podcasts)
- When?
i. Tonight
and tomorrow and continuously
- My writing
is cheesy
- Is this
true?
i. no
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I overanalyze
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. More
decisive
- What can I
do about it?
i. Not
worry about it
ii. Get
critiques
iii. Work
at it
iv. Take
a class
v. (See
above)
- When?
i. See
above
- my writing
will be derivative
- Is this
true?
i. Yes,
but so is everyone else.
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I
overanalyze and give up
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. Not
afraid to work with my own ideas even if they are similar to other things
- What can I
do about it?
i. (See
above items)
ii. Use
websites that check for plagiarisms
iii. Have
other fans read it
- When?
i. See
above
- Fear of
revealing too much
- Is this
true?
i. possibly
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I
become afraid of my image
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. Unafraid
- What can I
do about it?
i. (Publish
under an assumed name)
ii. Not
care
iii. (Be
more open with people)
- When?
i. When
I finish writing something
ii. Today
by blogging this
- I’m not
funny.
- Is this
true?
i. Not
really
- What
happens when I believe it?
i. I
try too hard
- Whom would
I be if I gave up on this thought?
i. A
funny person
- What can I
do about it?
i. Don’t
try to be
ii. Work
at it
iii. (Watch/read
more comedies)
- When?
i. Over
the summer.