Fantasy

Do you want to write but don't? Did you start the New Year with new determination but already see it dwindling? Life can be hectic. The writer's life is one of discipline. Set time for it, make an appointment for yourself--your writing self.

I started this in my own life years ago when I set a goal to write 20 minutes a day four days a week. From that starting point I learned a love for writing and today am a full-time author and freelance writer. If you're looking for help in writing fantasy you can read a variety of articles at Inspired Author where I work as the Fantasy Topic Editor.

Writers have different reasons for writing. In this recent interview, I talk about mine:

What is your motivation for writing?

I can’t remember not wanting to be a writer. However, the desire hovered on time’s horizon out of reach. I wrote poetry, short stories, and even a novel before taking writing seriously, but never did anything with them. As I approached age 50 I experienced an epiphany of sorts during prayer, as if God asked what I was doing with the gift He had given me. What was I waiting for? Until . . . what? I realized that the reasons I wasn’t writing were really excuses induced by fear. Fear of failure. Fear of opening a window into my mind. Even fear of rejection, didn’t have time or wasn’t good enough. I took the step of obedience and started writing seriously about six years ago. (read more here)

If you have questions about writing, please feel free to ask.

Donna Sundblad
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