In life, I’ve always had moments where I couldn’t believe I did something or others where I wish I had, and didn’t out of fear. One of those moments was when I had wanted to pick up more techniques when it came to writing. I knew how to create free-verse poetry or short stories; but I didn’t know the first thing when it came to pacing and planning a novel; or the realities of building a career as a writer. I’d never stepped out of my comfort zone, and I thought it was about time I did.
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To write is to move outside of your comfort zone
I have always found it difficult to find the right words. My writer’s block has always been about having a snapshot of an idea, a desire to write, but the chaos of never having the right words to set it down on the page. Case in point, this piece has taken me twelve months.