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4 things that stop you writing: #4 The Fear of Success

7th April 2010 Tom Evans author's block, Blocks, fear, writer's block, Writing

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tom Evans is the author of Blocks: The Enlightened Way to Clear Writer’s Blocks. Follow him on Twitter at @thebookwright. #4: The Fear

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4 things that stop you writing: #3 The Fear of the Unknown

31st March 2010 Tom Evans author's block, Donald Rumsfeld, writer's block

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s kind of natural to fear the unknown. For many of us, this fear can start at an early age and remain with us for most of our lives. When it comes to writing your book – or specifically not-writing your book – it can be somewhat debilitating.

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4 things that stop you writing: #2 The Fear of Failure

24th March 2010 Tom Evans author's block, failure, writer's block

Reading Time: 2 minutes The best way to avoid failure is not to try in the first place. Nobody can have a dig at you for the quality of your writing, or the number of copies of your book you have sold, if you haven’t written it. The same holds true for a new invention, product or service in business.