Comments on: Battling the demons of doubt

By: Footprints Along the Blogging Path — Coffeeblogger

Footprints Along the Blogging Path — Coffeeblogger — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:28:17 +0000

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By: Gratitude, Link Love and Cartwheels Friday | Words For Hire

Gratitude, Link Love and Cartwheels Friday | Words For Hire — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:09:07 +0000

[...] Battling the Demons of Doubt. As you read, you will find yourself cheering for our heroine as she silences the demons of doubt. Emma is brilliant writer who is wicked funny and filled to the brim with heart. Dash over and tell her I sent you. [...]

By: Wendee

Wendee — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:04:00 +0000

That *would* be cool. I knew if I put it out there, the universe would deliver! Any time to start would be fine. If I can stick with it past the first chapter, I’d be pretty happy, Emma…. ;-P

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:35:27 +0000

Thank you Wendee! Yeah, that would be ace – when are you planning to start? Just the artist date alone would do me the world of good at the moment. Anyone else want to join us? We could check in with each other, support each other, ooh it sounds lovely!

By: Wendee

Wendee — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:32:31 +0000

Emma, you are mightily brave, and we will be brave with you!
Maybe a good time for me to revisit the Artist’s Way, too. Want to join me?

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:37:22 +0000

Honestly, you people are just so great! I feel a little embarrassed at how I let it all get to me now – a sign the Fear minions are retreating at last. I worked with the Artist’s Way a few years ago – it helped me to break a ten year writing block! Maybe it’s time to revisit it.

Alison – I suspect you are right – all behaviour serves to protect in some way. I’ll mull it over…

By: Footprints and Blogging

Footprints and Blogging — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:33:20 +0000

[...] Janice Cartier, and Ulla Hennig. Havi’s blog also introduced me to writers Chrissy Johnson and Emma Newman, who have both been so [...]

By: Caroline

Caroline — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:42:14 +0000

I just wanted to come back in again to say that, interested and inspired by Jodi’s post, above, to find out more about ‘The Artist’s Way’ by Julia Cameron, I came across this quote.

“Opportunities come to those who dare. As we risk taking the next right step, the universe surprises us with its support.” Julia Cameron

And I’ve always believed this.

You’ve proved that you can risk ‘taking the next right step’ – and somewhere along the path (probably when you least expect it) the universe will fall right in line behind you.

And those demons will be vanquished.

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:50:37 +0000

Emma, this is absolutely magnificent! Those little birds are flying and singing all over the globe and as they chirp a sound of victory other birds respond to the call. Thank you for fiercely guarding their safety and then courageously letting them fly!

By: Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:25:18 +0000

I have found there is a truce but it is one which is tenuous at best. I had a case of Fear all over again yesterday when I had to publish the taster of my short for CW. After all the stories I have put up for publication consumption – why choke on this one – the one which is the flagship of the entire project.

But I pressed PUBLISH in the end and left it to the Universe to decide. There ar nine other writers to also carry their weight and nine other reasons to keep reading!

Your prose is so eloquent Em … and I hope you do find the truce, because while the battle doesn’t have to go on forever, and I don’t believe it can, but Fear never really goes.

Have you ever done The Artist’s Way?