31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers for 2025—Day 15

Fight the Fear.

There’s no denying that putting your work, and by extension yourself, out there can generate a great deal of fear, which is why I listed it as one of the top three ruts in my “What’s Your Rut?” chapter in RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR WRITERS.

Writing is like being on a tightrope. You can see the end, but between that and the first step stretches a very long, very skinny rope.

And you find yourself standing there on the ledge, thinking about giving it a go, but never really moving—too afr...