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Fearless Writing with Bill Kenower

Bill Kenower

Weekly inspiration and advice on writing and creativity from the author of Fearless Writing and Everyone Has What It Takes.

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Today · 4 min
If You Love to Write, You Have What It Takes
Send us Fan Mail If you love to write, you have what it takes to succeed as a writer. It may take time, but that doesn’t mean you are somehow deficient.
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November 5 · 5 min
What’s The Point?
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes when we ask depressing questions like, “What’s the point?” or “Why should I bother?” it’s helpful to actually find an answer.
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October 30 · 4 min
It’s About What I Like, Not Who Likes Me
Send us Fan Mail Writing teaches that what or who we like is way more interesting and important than who likes us or our stories.
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October 23 · 4 min
Follow What You Love
Send us Fan Mail You may not know much, but you do know what you love. If you love the story you’ve written, let it be your guide through the wide publishing waters.
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October 16 · 6 min
Writing And Why Life Is Worth Living
Send us Fan Mail People spend a lot of time and money searching for meaning their life. The beauty of writing is we often find it there by ourselves in our workroom facing a blank
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October 9 · 3 min
Feel First, Write Second
Send us Fan Mail My second favorite writing rule: feel first, write second. Our stories are never about what happens, but how our characters feel when something happens.
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October 2 · 4 min
What’s My Role In The Conflict?
Send us Fan Mail Depth comes from looking at our role, or our protagonist’s role, in the conflict. It’s true in stories, and it’s true in life.
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September 25 · 5 min
The Truth Is Always Friendly
Send us Fan Mail There’s no such thing as a hard truth. Whether it’s the story you’re telling on the page or to yourself about yourself, the truth is always effortless and friendly, if we allow it.
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September 18 · 7 min
Go Slow With New Thoughts
Send us Fan Mail When writing about something you’ve never expressed before, go slow and get the language right. Most disagreement grows from careless language.
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September 11 · 4 min
What Do You Really Care About?
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes you might feel like you spend all your time taking care of things. The question writing asks is: what do you care about
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September 4 · 5 min
Why All Our Choices Matter
Send us Fan Mail Writing teaches to care about our choices. Every word in every sentence is a choice you’ve made, just as every thought you think or action you take.
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August 28 · 4 min
How Writing Teaches Us Who We Are
Send us Fan Mail Writing has saved me from despair and fear many times. Here’s a story of one such occasion.
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August 21 · 6 min
What You DON’T Need to Know Before You Start Writing
Send us Fan Mail Beginning writers often feel like they need to know everything about their story before they can begin. Experienced writers have learned that they discover almost everything as they write.
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August 14 · 6 min
What’s the Best Way to Share Your Work?
Send us Fan Mail Just as you do when you write, you should also ask what the most satisfying way to share your work might be. Perhaps it’s traditional publishing, or perhaps it’s not.
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August 7 · 4 min
What’s Your Story’s Gift?
Send us Fan Mail Every story leaves a reader somewhere. Where do you want to leave your reader. How do you hope they’ll feel when they close your book?
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July 31 · 4 min
The Story of Your Life
Send us Fan Mail Anyone can write something beautiful when life calls them to; writers want to write beautifully every day. To do so, we must find the stories that life is calling for us to tell.
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July 24 · 5 min
The Other Side of Discomfort
Send us Fan Mail We avoid writing for much the same reason we become addicted to food or shopping or alcohol: to avoid discomfort. On the other side of that discomfort is always something creative.
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July 16 · 7 min
What's REALLY Essential?
Send us Fan Mail So many people feel like they don’t have time to write because it doesn’t seem essential compared to their kids or job or marriage. If it feels inspiring or exhilarating or soothing to write – it’s essential.
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July 10 · 6 min
How Rewards Can Demotivate Us
Send us Fan Mail As soon as we hear the applause or see our posts getting likes or receive an award, we can start becoming confused about WHY we write. Lose track of the real reason, and you’ll find yourself wondering why you do it.
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July 3 · 5 min
How Authors Give Us Permission
Send us Fan Mail Readers often use authors to give themselves permission to feel good, to have hope, to believe in themselves. Take that authority seriously and you’ll be amazed how many people you’ll inspire.

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