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3 Ways Over-Editing is Killing Your Writing
How you can stop the madness right now
Are you writing as much as you want?
Do you hesitate a bit — or even cringe — when it’s time to publish?
There are a million reasons why we’re afraid to share our work with the world.
I won’t cover all of them here.
What I will do is identify the most common problems we face. Sure, fear drives the train, but overediting is the path we follow to honor our fear.
The three problems we’ll cover are umbrellas under which most of our fears fall.
Once we identify the fear and the behavior that goes with it, we’ll learn how to do the opposite and share more of our writing with the world.
Are you ready to dive in?
The water may be cold, but you’ll adjust faster than you think. Let’s do this!
No Time Limit
Goals without deadlines are wishes.
You pay your power bill, your mortgage payment, and your insurance premium by a certain date. If you don’t, you lose what brings you comfort and security.
Fear of loss is a powerful motivator..
