The Confident Fiction Author

#25: 4 Ways You Can Borrow a Skilled Author's Confidence


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In January of this year, I flew an airplane. As in, a real airplane.

How?

Because I was able to borrow a skilled pilot’s confidence.

And I needed to borrow it, because I had no confidence in my ability to even try (I know, because this was a second-chance for me to be daring!).

I wouldn’t have even tried, except for one thing:

The pilot was confident I could do it with his instructions.

So I borrowed that confidence and flew the plane.

That experience stuck with me, because so many times in the writing life, we feel unsure. Stuck. Unqualified. But you don’t have to do it alone.

You can borrow someone else’s confidence until you build your own.

In this week’s episode of the Confident Fiction Author podcast, I go into 4 powerful ways you can borrow confidence as a fiction author through:

📚 Craft books

🧠 Writing mentors

🎓 Digital courses

🗣️ Live coaching

Listen to this week’s episode to hear the story of what it was like to fly a small plane through borrowing the pilot’s confidence, and how you can borrow confidence from fellow fiction authors until you build your own.

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Free resources for you:

The Confident Fiction Author Toolkit: fictioncourses.com/toolkit

Dictation + Scrivener Power Combo Mini Course: fictioncourses.com/dictation

Dictation for Authors: Tools and Tips of the Trade: fictioncourses.com/dictationguide

5 Stereotypes to Avoid When Writing about Native Americans: fictioncourses.com/stereotypes

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