Wordstruck - Writing Fearlessly

There are lots of things that stop us writing. A common one is fear. How much do we hold ourselves back as writers? What are we most afraid of?

Here are some common responses:

Rejection

Condemnation from others

Being judged

Putting yourself out there

Not getting the story right.

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Last weekend I heard Cheryl Strayed author of the highly successful travel memoir, Wild, talk about how her work and the issue of self-censorship at the Sydney Writers’ Festival.

Strayed is well known in America for her ‘D...