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Confidence.
So, I’m joining a few community groups here on Blogger.
I love the idea of a writing community. We’re all in this together. We’re
all at different stages of learning our trade. We can help each other. This is
all right up my altruistic street.
It’s a bit strange though. Anyone who knows me in the flesh,
knows that I’m a chatty, approachable and gregarious Yorkshireman. One to one,
I’m Jim to those who know me. Open, honest and friendly.
But, on social media…waahh…for some reason - and this is why
I’d never make a good keyboard warrior
- I’m flipping shy when it comes to leaving comments.
This is a whole new ball game for me. I have this poncey
sounding author name. How will people/friends
react to that? (I’ve seen a couple of James Clark’s in this industry already,
so I can’t use first, and surname.) I so very nearly went for a pseudonym.
Having a love of psychology, and teaching in this area,
shows you that fear is a state of mind. We all have it - I do too. It’s just a
case of being able to recognise it, break it down, identify the irrational
origins and manage it. The fact of the matter is: Fear is an overrated state of mind.
We all now love those rollercoasters we were terrified of as
kids. (An exception could be that ‘mental’ slingshot ride in America.)
In the wonderful words of Susan Jeffer’s, in her excellent
book, Feel the fear…and do it anyway!
And, by the grace of God, that’s exactly what I’m going to do
throughout my entire writing career.
BTW - How much am I loving blogging?
JSC
Ps. So sad to learn that Susan Jeffer’s passed away at the
end of 2012. Do buy her book - Highly recommended.
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