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Dear Fellow Writer

They say it’s your decisions that affect your destiny, 
so try to make good and positive ones always. Like 
committing yourself to a little more writing every 
day, until you become prolific enough to consider 
doing it for a living!

It’s not impossible. Some of my students have recently 
written great novels that I have high hopes for. So, 
if you haven’t started yours yet?what’s stopping you? 

This issue's featured professional also has something 
important to say about getting down to work in her 
article for this newsletter. 

As always, contact me for any reason at:
rob@easywaytowrite.com

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Writing from the Heart

Many writers tell me they have difficulty expressing 
themselves honestly, whether in their fiction or, more 
especially, when writing about themselves.

For some reason, writers feel that it makes them more 
vulnerable or somehow weak to write ?i.e. make public 
- how they truly feel. They are ashamed of bad thoughts 
or embarrassing actions they’d rather forget.

This is a shame because it’s honesty that can not only 
add verity to a piece of fiction but, contradictorily, 
can endear you reader to you in a way that you can’t 
achieve by faking it or leaving crucial information 
out of your most intimate descriptions. 

Learn to open your heart, especially in your first 
drafts ?you can always cut things out later. It’s 
important because you not only add that little 
something extra to your writing, but interestingly, 
you can often feel better about yourself afterwards! 

If you’re nervous about it, try keeping a secret 
diary where you write down your most evil and 
negative thoughts. This might seem strange at 
first, but it can also be quite liberating. You 
should find that you’re left feeling lighter and 
can more easily concentrate on being positive and 
giving in your life.  

A friend of mine once told me he spent the first 
ten minutes of every writing session scribbling 
down the most disgusting pornography he could 
think of. He said it cleared his mind for writing 
proper! And he’s the successful author of several 
Fantasy novels!

I’m not suggesting you go this far but I know that 
when I’ve written out bad things that have happened 
to me, or that I have done, I feel better.

There’s a cathartic element to offloading unnecessary 
baggage that might be subconsciously clogging creative 
processes.

Go on, take a chance. Write down the most terrible 
thing you’ve ever done. Include everything. How you 
felt. Why you did it. Describe the physical sensations 
you experienced before, during and since.

You don’t have to show it to anyone.

I did this exercise once and handed the result to a 
friend. He said it brought tears to his eyes. He said 
he understood what I’d been through ?how awful I’d 
felt. Most of all, he was grateful for the courage 
I’d shown in letting him read it ?giving him access 
to my deepest shame.

I was very surprised and profoundly moved. Plus I’d 
been finally able to let go of something that had 
troubled me for years.

Try it yourself. 

You might be surprised at the result too.

?2004 robparnell

I hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter and gained some 
valuable information on your quest for writing success.

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Best wishes and keep writing!

robparnell
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