Abby Wynne
Read as much as you can, get a feel for the voice and the message that you hold inside of you. Ask yourself who your audience is, make an image of someone in your mind - you can't write for everyone, if you try to keep everyone happy you're writing will be bland and boring.
And then you need to show up and write. Write as if nobody is watching, write as if it's just you spilling out your thoughts, and don't be afraid to make mistakes. Don't be afraid to scrap it and start again, and don't get emotionally attached to what you have written.
Remember, what you write comes through you, it is not you, so you can let it go. It helps you then not take things personally if someone criticises what you have written. Like I said, you can't write for everyone, and perhaps that critic isn't your audience.
And do your own, personal inner work - if you work on being the best you you can be, then your writing will also be the best you can do. Go for it!!
And then you need to show up and write. Write as if nobody is watching, write as if it's just you spilling out your thoughts, and don't be afraid to make mistakes. Don't be afraid to scrap it and start again, and don't get emotionally attached to what you have written.
Remember, what you write comes through you, it is not you, so you can let it go. It helps you then not take things personally if someone criticises what you have written. Like I said, you can't write for everyone, and perhaps that critic isn't your audience.
And do your own, personal inner work - if you work on being the best you you can be, then your writing will also be the best you can do. Go for it!!
More Answered Questions
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more