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Your writing sucks. You did not tell me that directly. You don’t have to. I can smell fear. You have this tendency to shoot yourself in the foot every time we talk about your writing.
So how can I help you?
The power of words
Let me begin by saying that I believe in the power of words. You are what you say you are. If you say your writing sucks – you’d achieve the awesome feat of writing sucky content in record time. It does not not matter -
1. that you’ve mastered writer’s block
2. that you’ve squeaky clean posts – no grammatical errors at all
3. that you’ve people skills and knows how to network
4. that you’ve a brain humming with wonderful ideas
These things are all for nothing if you don’t believe in yourself. So get this self-limiting belief out of your system fast.
Now.
If you don’t, I’d be the first to say, “Yeah, I agree. Your writing indeed sucks.” And the sad part is that the world will in all likelihood nod in agreement.
It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Don’t give a damn – just write
The good news is that you still have time to shape up. Keep at it. I’d be here with you on your journey. We’d help each other out. We’d find ways to raise our writing mojo.
I’d be with you, my friend. Totally. Unless, of course, our perceived enemies use water-boarding and they bribe me with coffee – can’t stand torture, can’t resist coffee – you have my complete loyalty.
Sinclair Lewis says, “It is impossible to discourage the real writers – they don’t give a damn what you say, they’re going to write.”
There. Isn’t that something?!
So, for a change, I’m asking you to leave a comment telling me why your writing rocks. Are you the next Hemingway? The next Faulkner? What makes you a great blogger? Time now to toot your own horn, my friends.
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