I’m convinced nothing is more terrifying than being faced with a blank sheet of paper (or more realistically, a blinking cursor in a blank document). Recently, a few comments from friends and colleagues made me realize that many people would almost prefer to face Pennywise or a killer great white shark if the alternative was writing a 700-word blog post. That’s because writing is, for many reasons, associated with fear.
Believe me, I know. By day, I work with content creators, and in my off-hours, my time is spent with fiction and satire writers. I co-founded a satire site and am aware that almost no rejection feels as personal as the rejection of a written piece. And for those who aren’t primarily writers, forget it.