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Stop Worrying; Start Writing

How to Overcome Fear, Self-Doubt, and Procrastination

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Stop Worrying; Start Writing

By: Sarah Painter
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Do you want to write but can't seem to get started? Are you struggling to finish your novel or frustrated by your slow progress? Perhaps you are starting to worry that you aren't cut out for the writing life....

Let best-selling novelist and host of the Worried Writer podcast Sarah Painter show you how to skip past negativity, free-up writing time, cope with self-doubt, and beat procrastination.

Along with mega successful authors such as C. L.Taylor, Mark Edwards, and Julie Cohen, Sarah will show you how to:

  • Smash writing blocks to finish stories faster
  • Manage self-doubt so that it doesn't stop you creating
  • Trick yourself into being more productive
  • Schedule your time to maximize your writing output and satisfaction
  • Plus many more tips and tricks!

Packed with honest, supportive, and hard-won advice, this is your practical guide to getting the work done. Don't let creative anxiety kill your writing dreams: Stop worrying and start writing today!

"Inspiring, comforting, warm and wise. Both new writers and established authors will find something helpful here." - Keris Stainton, YA author

"If Stephen King is your writing godfather then Sarah Painter is the writer's best friend - kind, honest and full of wisdom." - Annie Lyons, best-selling author of The Choir on Hope Street and Not Quite Perfect

"The best book on writing and productivity I have read in a long time. It tackles the fear and self-doubt we all feel when it comes to our writing in such an engagingly honest way, that there are times when I was laughing aloud because here was someone who truly understood. Written with such heart, Sarah, in her characteristically kind, and gentle way that listeners of The Worried Writer podcast have come to love and appreciate, offers solid, actionable advice that will inspire you to approach your writing with enthusiasm and renewed determination!" - Lily Graham, author of The Cornish Escape

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Tips to help the worried writer, many different tactics, nice to hear from other writers' experience.

Great tips!

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An amazing discussion on the mindset troubles all writers go through in some way or another. Measured, practical advice from a writer who clearly walks the walk of everything discussed in the book.

Inspiring and Comforting at the same time

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