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Creative Spark - Writing the hard stuff

Here's a question that might make you squirm a little: What if the story you're avoiding writing is actually the one someone desperately needs to read?

Not the 'safe' story. Not the polished version. The real one—the messy, vulnerable, complicated one you keep talking yourself out of.

I've noticed that the writers who break through their blocks aren't the ones waiting for permission or the 'right time.' They're the ones willing to get uncomfortable on the page.

So tell me: What story are you protecting yourself from writing? And what would shift if you gave yourself permission to write it anyway?

Helpful Advice to Follow:

Here's what I know after years of working with writers: Your resistance is data.

The story you're most afraid to write? That's usually the one with the most juice, the most truth, the most power to transform both you and your reader.

Resistance doesn't necessarily mean 'don't write this.' It very often means 'this matters too much to ignore.'

This weekend or coming week, I want you to sit with that discomfort for 10 minutes, just 10 minutes. Not to solve it or fix it—just to notice it. What's underneath the resistance? Fear of judgment? Fear of being seen? Fear that once you write it, it becomes real?

Write that down. Not the story yet—just the fear. Because naming what we're protecting ourselves from is the first step to moving through it.

You've got this. And your story matters.

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