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Tom Evans 7th April 2010 author's block, Blocks, fear, writer's block, Writing

4 things that stop you writing: #4 The Fear of Success

Tom Evans is the author of Blocks: The Enlightened Way to Clear Writer’s Blocks. Follow him on Twitter at @thebookwright. #4: The Fear

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Tom Evans 31st March 2010 author's block, Donald Rumsfeld, writer's block

4 things that stop you writing: #3 The Fear of the Unknown

It’s kind of natural to fear the unknown. For many of us, this fear can start at an early age and remain with us for most of our lives. When it comes to writing your book – or specifically not-writing your book – it can be somewhat debilitating.

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Tom Evans 24th March 2010 author's block, failure, writer's block

4 things that stop you writing: #2 The Fear of Failure

The best way to avoid failure is not to try in the first place. Nobody can have a dig at you for the quality of your writing, or the number of copies of your book you have sold, if you haven’t written it. The same holds true for a new invention, product or service in business.