Comments on: How to overcome fear of writing https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/ & Gray-Grant Communications Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:39:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Michael https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/#comment-6634 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:28:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=6930#comment-6634 My education as a writer and as an independent researcher is now focusing on the fear/anxiety I don’t so much feel as react to with something like intellectual paralysis.
I think it’s worth mentioning that I’ve been through this more than once before–actually in every academic or professional situation that called for writing, and I’ve felt lots of visceral fear. But I learned on my own to do some of what you suggest, and after I had a few projects under my belt I felt very confident in the system in which I was working; I got through it and on with it.
In retrospect it shouldn’t be a surprise that the external scaffolding makes such a huge difference: doing it for a degree or a paycheck to support self or family, with a system within which one is working, etc. Without all that it takes more sustained effort to get the ball rolling.
I have to say also that I have not tried all five steps above, so this post brings me something new to try!

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/#comment-2767 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:42:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=6930#comment-2767 In reply to Catherine.

Your father had a great ear for metaphor!

]]> By: Catherine https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/#comment-2763 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:31:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=6930#comment-2763 This was a great post, Daphne! Your advice about embracing your fears reminded me of a comment my father made to me many years ago when I asked him how he conquered his fear of public speaking. He said, “I realized that I couldn’t get rid of the butterflies in my stomach, but that I could at least get them to fly in formation.”

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/#comment-2759 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:03:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=6930#comment-2759 In reply to Linda Parriott.

Concentrate on the breathing, Linda.

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/#comment-2758 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:03:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=6930#comment-2758 In reply to Cathy.

Indeed. Glad to help!

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/#comment-2757 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:02:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=6930#comment-2757 In reply to Daniel de Lorne.

Glad to help alleviate your fear of writing.

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/#comment-2756 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:01:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=6930#comment-2756 In reply to KSW.

Take a deep breath!

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/#comment-2755 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:59:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=6930#comment-2755 In reply to Chris.

I still wonder what I was thinking that day. Peer pressure is amazingly powerful.

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/#comment-2754 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:58:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=6930#comment-2754 In reply to Celeste.

Thanks for catching this, Celeste. I wrote this article just before heading on holiday and I was absolutely exhausted. I’ll leave the error in above, as a tribute to your superior eye!

]]> By: Celeste https://www.publicationcoach.com/overcome-fear-of-writing/#comment-2753 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:35:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=6930#comment-2753 Daphne, I’m intrigued by imagining you “shimmying” down a rope. Please send video… Kidding… I think the term with ropes is shinnying. Good article once again. Thanks.

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