Why It Matters to Share Your Writing Journey

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Writing doesn’t have to be a solo activity. In fact, creativity and productivity are often stimulated by writing with company. Today, participant Angela Shores shares how she learned to share her writing aspirations with pride… and why that matters:

For years, I talked about being a writer “one day”. It was a childhood dream, always out there in a casual, “when I grow up” kind of way, but never really anything tangible. So, when I first decided I was actually going to write a novel, I held it close to me like a secret. I was afraid that if anyone knew they would either try to talk me out of it or not be supportive. 

Now, you might ask if I routinely have people in my life attempting to dissuade me from pursuing a goal or dream. The answer is no, those are not the people in my life. However, I still had this irrational fear that, suddenly, my people would make a mass exodus from Team Angela once they knew I had this insane desire to chase the dream of writing a novel.

When I had actually written “stuff” for my novel, I very casually mentioned it to my husband and a couple of girlfriends. I was so flippant about it that I didn’t give any of them a real chance to fully grasp what I had said or latch on to the idea. It felt safer that way. 

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