GUEST POST: DREW AVERA
Today I welcome Drew Avera to my blog. I asked him to talk about fear. So, here you go:
Combating Fear in the Self Publishing World
By Drew Avera
Imagine your walking under a skyscraper that is under construction and your spidey sense starts tingling. You look up to find a massive steel beam is swinging hazardously by a single cable. You are mesmerized as you notice the small twists in the cable are breaking like a rope made of paper. Every facet of your mind is focused on the spectacle that is about to happen, even certain death cannot tear you away from that moment of fear induced paralysis. A split second before your flattened like a pancake you are jostled back to the stark reality of what is happening. Move or die! Your mind screams, the adrenaline kicks in and you dive out of the way as the beam lands inches away. You're lucky to be alive! You've found your life and its worth seconds before it was about to end. Today is your day! You own it because fate was on your side, or whatever you choose to believe spared you from doom. It's the ultimate high to live when you should have died.
What is it about narrowly escaping a negative outcome that ushers that feeling of victorious resolution so deep in our souls? I'm not a scientist, so I don't have the answer, but I can tell you that the feeling is addictive. Rock stars call it the pre-show jitters. Athletes call it getting in the zone. What does a writer call it? As far as I know there isn't one single word for it. I call it excitement because if I called it fear then I might not want to press 'publish' ever again.
The truth is that 'excitement' (fear) is a natural part of life. Anytime we have something at stake then it comes flooding into our minds to remind us that we can fail. It's a horrible feeling to know that you are up against such great odds and you're standing alone against the monster known as failure. How do we combat the beast who holds the world as its arsenal? You do so the same way David conquered Goliath, by having a little faith because you can do this!
The first step in success is to have a plan and step two is follow it. It's the same thing every writer who has ever published a book does. They plan their attack, get things in order, and have faith in themselves that they can do it. Faith is the magic ingredient because faith is bigger than fear, you can count the letters and see that.
You're an author and you became one with the first word you wrote to begin your first story. You know the mechanics of what it takes to finish the book so don't let fear get in the way. Failure is only ensured when you fail to try. So crack your knuckles, take a deep breath, and write like your life depended on it. When you know the story is good and you've done everything to ensure you have a quality book readers will love then take the leap of faith and click 'publish'. Don't worry about fear because you still have your spidey sense to alert you of falling steel beams headed your way. I hope this helps. Write on!
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Combating Fear in the Self Publishing World
By Drew Avera
Imagine your walking under a skyscraper that is under construction and your spidey sense starts tingling. You look up to find a massive steel beam is swinging hazardously by a single cable. You are mesmerized as you notice the small twists in the cable are breaking like a rope made of paper. Every facet of your mind is focused on the spectacle that is about to happen, even certain death cannot tear you away from that moment of fear induced paralysis. A split second before your flattened like a pancake you are jostled back to the stark reality of what is happening. Move or die! Your mind screams, the adrenaline kicks in and you dive out of the way as the beam lands inches away. You're lucky to be alive! You've found your life and its worth seconds before it was about to end. Today is your day! You own it because fate was on your side, or whatever you choose to believe spared you from doom. It's the ultimate high to live when you should have died.
What is it about narrowly escaping a negative outcome that ushers that feeling of victorious resolution so deep in our souls? I'm not a scientist, so I don't have the answer, but I can tell you that the feeling is addictive. Rock stars call it the pre-show jitters. Athletes call it getting in the zone. What does a writer call it? As far as I know there isn't one single word for it. I call it excitement because if I called it fear then I might not want to press 'publish' ever again.
The truth is that 'excitement' (fear) is a natural part of life. Anytime we have something at stake then it comes flooding into our minds to remind us that we can fail. It's a horrible feeling to know that you are up against such great odds and you're standing alone against the monster known as failure. How do we combat the beast who holds the world as its arsenal? You do so the same way David conquered Goliath, by having a little faith because you can do this!
The first step in success is to have a plan and step two is follow it. It's the same thing every writer who has ever published a book does. They plan their attack, get things in order, and have faith in themselves that they can do it. Faith is the magic ingredient because faith is bigger than fear, you can count the letters and see that.
You're an author and you became one with the first word you wrote to begin your first story. You know the mechanics of what it takes to finish the book so don't let fear get in the way. Failure is only ensured when you fail to try. So crack your knuckles, take a deep breath, and write like your life depended on it. When you know the story is good and you've done everything to ensure you have a quality book readers will love then take the leap of faith and click 'publish'. Don't worry about fear because you still have your spidey sense to alert you of falling steel beams headed your way. I hope this helps. Write on!
*****
Thanks, Drew!!! You can find him at the following links:BlogAmazon
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