@ShawnDeray
Shawn DeRay
@ShawnDeray · 1:24

I want to write my first novel.

So hey, everyone, I am trying to just so I'm trying to write a book, and I've been at it for ten years, but I've been dealing with anxiety and fear and trying to get on my own head and then get out of procrastinating. And on top of that, having to do with several life events that have happened that I've kind of distracted me. So I just want to see what methods and practices do people do to have a book?

#writing #books #publishing #writers #creativewriting @ask @writing

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@NicoNico
Nicholas DeGrange
@NicoNico · 2:52

Go with the flow

There were times when I was extremely anxious and I didn't want to write, and sometimes I would just force myself to sit down and write out the thoughts or recollect those memories. And it was really healing in a lot of ways. And another really helpful tip that I would give as a writer is don't force yourself to write. If you feel like you can't find the words
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@writing
@writing · 2:04
Hello, Sean. It's great to connect with a fellow writer here on Swell, and I'm happy to hear that you're getting started on writing a novel, and I must say that you're already off to a good would start. You managed to nail down your story idea and begin outlining as well. So the first step has been taken care of, which is good
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@Swell
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15

Welcome to Swell!

@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:57

Playing in the mud

So sort of committing to be a writer and staying in that news space is energetically, very powerful, and then returning back even if you only keep one of the ten pages you wrote or the 20 pages you wrote or the 50 pages you wrote, the flow itself is part of the joy, and I think we have to be enjoyed while we do this. I'm because that's the gift you're giving yourself. It's like gardening
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@bowie
Bowie Rowan
@bowie · 4:37
And that really blew my mind because I feel like you tend to hear a lot more stories about writers where it's like they wrote it in a three month period, and it was published like a year later or something, and they were 23 years old, and I'm laughing because those are often the stories that we will see more in the media or hear about
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