Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write with Confidence [Paperback]

Find the courage to create your best writing life.

Whether you're a fledgling writer or a veteran with years of experience,fearlessness--that elusive blend of self-acceptance, confidence, and curiosity--is the defining quality of those who find fulfillment and success. Truly fearless authors banish writer's blocks with ease, receive critiques gracefully, and infuse their passion for the craft into every word they write.

Filled with insightful wisdom and practical advice,Fearless Writingteaches you how to thrive as a writer, no matter your genre or career path. You'll learn how to:

• Find and enter a Flow state in which writing is a natural, deeply satisfying process.
• Quiet both internal and external critics and embrace the inherent value in your work.
• Use love, emotional engagement, and curiosity as the guiding principles for what you write and how you share it with others.
• Overcome rejection, procrastination, and other obstacles that stifle your creativity.

From the blank page to the first draft, and from querying to marketing, the writing life is filled with challenges, roadblocks, and new experiences. With Fearless Writing, you'll find the inner strength to embark on a bold journey--and build a lifelong career in the process.

"This isn't a 'how-to' book about writing. It's a book about how to be a writer. How to prepare yourself--holistically, mentally, and spiritually--to take on a project that exists entirely in your head. How to develop the fortitude to believe in yourself and your project for the years it may take to write." --Garth Stein, international best-selling author ofThe Art of Racing in the RainandA Sudden Light

"William Kenower is as charismatic on the page as he is in person, and inFearless Writinghe has distilled his wisdom down to its electrifying essence. This lÓE