As a writer, if you gave in to every distraction and hinderance, you would never write.

If you surrendered to every doubt, you would never write.

If you listened every doubt, you would never write.

The doubt comes to check your motivation–Who are you writing for?

Distractions come to check your focus–What are your writing? Do you have everything you need to begin?

Stephen King, the Master of Horror himself, says that the scariest time is right before you begin. I would have to agree. The scariest part will always be right before you begin! Even with outlines, support and research, or strong coffee, fear still creeps in.

It creeps in because it’s supposed to! Writing is always a little frightening. It will be disconcerting. It will scare the shit out of your sometimes–and that fear can be come a paralytic.

A writer with paralysis is like a swimmer doing the breaststroke with weights!

In order to free yourself from that paralysis–you have to write. Even though you’re scared. Even though you may have doubts. Even though you may be unsure.

Write, and keep writing.

You can do it!