Mary Schneider has already overcome a lot of fear. She reached out on this blog, on social media, and made friends. She pushed down the fear of rejection and built connections and friendships. She opted to work hard at her freelancing instead of waiting for success to come to her. And she’s pushed past a…
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Writers Worth: Fear of Reaching Out
Marketing Monday. When it lands amid this Writers Worth Month, it’s going to focus on you overcoming fear in some facet of your marketing. Today’s Marketing Move: Lose Your Fear of Reaching Out For every writer who is actively locating clients, there are probably three times as many who would stick skewers in their arms…
Writers Worth: Fear of Freelance Writing
Let me tell you about Joy Drohan. A number of years back, Joy reached out and thanked me for my part in a joint webinar Jake Poinier and I had held that Joy had attended. We got to talking (with me, we always get to talking). She’s now my accountability partner, and — I’m admitting…
Writers Worth: That Other F Word
Cathy Miller is my phone buddy. It’s not unusual for the phone to ring and for Cathy to be on the other end. We’d spent many years in what I call a Writer Gang — Jenn Mattern, Yo Prinzel, Cathy, and me. It transitioned easily to phone calls. And boy, do we talk! Typically we…
Jake Poinier on Facing Freelance Fears
I consider myself lucky — I’ve met Jake Poinier and have shared caffeine with him. We were in Arizona for family reasons, and I remembered Jake was in the area. I sent an email. Before too long, we were sitting outside a Starbucks on a gorgeous day in April, talking as though we’d known each…
Writers Worth: Controlling Both Sides of Fear
Join us on Twitter today at Noon ET for the first of two Writers Worth Month chats – Use hashtag #WWMchat to take part! — One of the first people I met in this writing gig, both online and in person, was Devon Ellington. And I felt like I’d met a long-time friend. She’s a…
Writers Worth: Fear and Competition
Welcome to Week Two of Writers Worth Month! Even amid our annual celebration, there’s room for a Marketing Monday or three, don’t you think? That’s because marketing never ends, particularly as we’re learning to overcome fear. This Week’s Marketing Move: Lose Your Fear of Competition How many times have you said or even thought something…
WritersWorth: Fear of the Unfulfilled Dream
Nancy Oliver is just one of those people. We got to know each other over LinkedIn, and hellos turned quickly into wicked, laughter-inducing conversation. She’s a Southern-bred lady, which basically means all bets are off. Or as she puts it: “I am Southern — I am always slightly a-flutter.” Our recent conversation involved a new…
Writers Worth: Keeping Fear at Bay
Mika Doyle is a breath of fresh air. She’s one of those writers who brings a sincerity to everything she touches. Example: when I asked her to write a post, she was in mourning. She’d lost a beloved professor, and it had hit her particularly hard as she hadn’t been in touch with him in…
Writers Worth: Using Yes to Combat Fear
Let me tell you how many ways I love Anne Wayman. She was one of the first freelance writers I knew who was actually helping other writers. Sure, I’d met plenty of friendly, helpful people on newsgroups (remember those?), but no one was running a website for the express purpose of helping other writers. At…