Episode 73 - The Writer’s Toolbox – The Tool of Creative Courage
Episode 73 – The Writer’s Toolbox – The Tool of Creative Courage
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner
In this Toolbox episode, Pete and Laura chat about the tool of Creative Courage.
Creative courage is not only about taking risks with your story but also about believing your story will be worth telling before you’ve even started!
Pete and Laura chat about:
What do we mean by courage as a writer, and why is this an important tool in our writing journey?
When we think about creative courage, we need to consider:
Creative courage in our stories.
Creative courage as a writer.
What Does Creative Courage in our stories mean?
Creative courage can mean taking creative risks.
Creative courage can mean asking tough questions.
Creative courage can mean trying new things.
Creative courage can mean challenging our characters.
Creative courage can mean ‘killing our darlings’.
What do we mean if we think of Creative Courage as a writer?
It takes courage to set really huge goals.
It also takes a lot of courage to accept that we will not be perfect.
It takes a lot of courage to believe in yourself.
It takes a lot of courage as a writer to say no.
It takes a lot of courage to share our work.
What about practical advice?
Take some time to journal and free-write around these prompts:
How are you going to show courage?
What creative risks do you need to take?
Why is courage important to you? (If it is).
What do you need to say no to?
Where do you need to show more courage is your writing life?
How will you deal with sharing your work? How can you put boundaries in place to protect yourself?
When did you last show courage?
Keep sharing your, your story, keep sharing your truth because it matters!
Coaching Packages with Derbyshire Writing School
If you know you’ve got a book in you, but you keep getting blocked, or you keep feeling resistance every time you sit down and stare at a blank page, we can help. Our writing coaching will push you to answer the difficult questions and challenge the blocks that are stopping you from creating your best work. We work together to unlock your potential. Your story is in there somewhere, and we’ll help you get it out of your head and onto the page.
The Power Coaching Package – We offer single sessions to work through specific chapters or problems you’re facing. These sessions include detailed feedback on 2,000 words of your writing.
What’s included:
1 x 55-minute session (via Zoom or in-person) and typed actions from the call
Feedback on 2,000 words of your written work.
1 x 15-minute accountability call (3 weeks after our session).
Email support for three weeks after our session.
Find out more about The Power Package and what’s involved here.
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Thanks for listening!
