Fearless Writing with Bill Kenower

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Writing has saved me from despair and fear many times. Here’s a story of one such occasion. 

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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.