Fearless Writing with Bill Kenower

Send us Fan MailSometimes you might feel like you spend all your time taking care of things. The question writing asks is: what do you care about 

Send us Fan MailWriting teaches to care about our choices. Every word in every sentence is a choice you’ve made, just as every thought you think or action you take. 

Send us Fan MailWriting has saved me from despair and fear many times. Here’s a story of one such occasion. 

Send us Fan MailBeginning writers often feel like they need to know everything about their story before they can begin. Experienced writers have learned that they discover almost everything as they write. 

Send us Fan MailJust as you do when you write, you should also ask what the most satisfying way to share your work might be. Perhaps it’s traditional publishing, or perhaps it’s not.

Send us Fan MailEvery story leaves a reader somewhere. Where do you want to leave your reader. How do you hope they’ll feel when they close your book?

Send us Fan MailAnyone can write something beautiful when life calls them to; writers want to write beautifully every day. To do so, we must find the stories that life is calling for us to tell. 

Send us Fan MailWe avoid writing for much the same reason we become addicted to food or shopping or alcohol: to avoid discomfort. On the other side of that discomfort is always something creative. 

Send us Fan MailSo many people feel like they don’t have time to write because it doesn’t seem essential compared to their kids or job or marriage. If it feels inspiring or exhilarating or soothing to write – it’s essential. 

Send us Fan MailAs soon as we hear the applause or see our posts getting likes or receive an award, we can start becoming confused about WHY we write. Lose track of the real reason, and you’ll find yourself wondering why you do it. 

Send us Fan MailReaders often use authors to give themselves permission to feel good, to have hope, to believe in themselves. Take that authority seriously and you’ll be amazed how many people you’ll inspire. 

Send us Fan MailWhether it’s food, friendship, or writing, it’s always good to ask yourself what truly satisfies you? Sometimes the answer will surprise you.

Send us Fan MailYou’re not avoiding what you love to do, you’re avoiding what you think you fear. You can change how you think about writing and you’ll write more often. 

Send us Fan MailHere’s a crash course in how to apply the concepts of fearless writing to marketing your work. Remember, you only do something well that you enjoy doing. If you hate to market, or are bored by it, or intimidated by it, it won’t go well. 

Send us Fan MailAn all-day artist learns to trust their curiosity to handle problems and challenges as they arise. Curiosity has no fear of the unknown; it’s where it thrives.

Send us Fan MailYou may have heard that all you need is inside you. If writing doesn’t teach you this every single day you sit down, then nothing else will.

Send us Fan MailEven though authors can generally take as much time as they need to pen their novels or memoirs, there is still an element of improvisation when we write. 

Send us Fan MailIt’s easy, once we seek publication, to lose track of why write. The fact is, the more forget why we write, the harder it is to find success.

Send us Fan MailWriting has taught me like nothing else that there’s no point comparing myself to anyone – not to their work or their life. The hardest thing is to do is try to write someone else book or lead someone else’s life. 

Send us Fan MailSometimes it’s hard to follow your own unique aesthetic. Though it serves as a North Star, unlike the one in the sky, only you can see it.

Send us Fan MailYour stories may or may not live on forever, but what you tap into to write them is eternal.