by Ali | Mar 28, 2024 | Confidence
Turning Your Inner Critic into an Inner Coach … and Growing Your Writing Confidence Have you come across the idea of an “inner critic” before? For writers, the inner critic is that little voice inside your head that criticises your writing. That could be on a big...
by Ali | Feb 1, 2024 | Confidence
How to Write When … You’re Afraid This post is part of my ongoing “How to Write When…” series. Do you ever feel afraid to sit down and write? On the surface, fear may seem like an odd emotion to associate with writing – after all, there can’t be many activities less...
by Ali | Nov 1, 2022 | Confidence
How to Write When … You Feel Discouraged This post is part of my ongoing “How to Write When…” series. Do you ever feel discouraged when it comes to writing? While I’d love to imagine that you always feel at your creative best, full of confidence, and without anyone or...
by Ali | Feb 1, 2021 | Confidence
How to Write When … You Feel Like You’re Not Good Enough I’m restarting the “How to Write When…” series from last year. You might want to take a look at some/all of the previous posts, too: How to Write When … You Don’t Feel Inspired; How to Write When … You Have...
by Ali | Nov 16, 2020 | Confidence
Three Types of Self-Confidence That Will Help Your Writing Career (and How to Boost Yours) This post was originally published in March 2017 and updated in November 2020. What’s holding you back from writing? A lot of writers say their biggest problem is “finding time”...
by Ali | Mar 11, 2019 | Confidence
Three All-Too-Common Writing Fears Holding You Back … and How to Beat Them This post was originally published on Aliventures in April 2017, but I’m re-running it as the first post in a new series on Aliventures about overcoming procrastination … one...