•    The worst thing a writer can do is to wonder what other people think of his or her work.
•    The difference between a writer and an author.
•    You don’t actually care what anyone thinks of what you’ve written.

•    Understanding what it means to be in the Flow.
•    The rules for staying in the Flow.
•    Why the Flow often scares and confuses us.

•    The only two questions you should ever ask are, “What do I want to say?” and “Have I said it?”
•    Your job is not to have answers but to have interesting questions.
•    Never ask, “Is this any good?” Only ask, “Is it accurate?”

•    Writing is never about what is happening, but what it feels like when something is happening.
•    The only way to know if you’re writing the right story, scene, or word, is whether you experience effort or effortlessness.
•    The only way to know if you’re wondering what other people think of your work is by noticing whether you’re depressed or curious. Writing is supposed to feel good.

•    Understanding creative discomfort.
•    On the other side of something you hate is something you love.
•    Redefining fear and suffering as information, not punishment.

•    Success and failure have nothing to do with publication or awards or achievements of any kind.
•    Your job in writing and in life is to choose how you want to feel, and use every moment to learn how to feel that way.
•    What we call success and failure are merely expressions of this learning experience.

In this course you will learn:

• To identify the mother of all writing fears.
• The only two questions a writer should ever ask.
• How to listen to your unerring guidance.
• Why paying attention to how you feel is important.

• Anyone who feels stuck.
• Anyone who wonders, “Am I any good?”
• Anyone who thinks they don’t have enough time to write.
• Anyone who thinks the market is too crowded or that you have to be lucky to succeed.
• Anyone afraid of failure.

• Accept that you are meant to enjoy writing every day, not just some days.
• Accept that the only thing that stands between you and your best work is what you are thinking.
• Accept that everyone is talented enough and smart enough and creative enough to tell the story they most want to tell.

Bird by Bird: Advice on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott)

The Artist’s Way (Julie Cameron)

Write Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion (William Kenower)

Fearless Writing (William Kenower)