Fears of First Time Authors

Writing and Publishing

Any aspiring writer wishing to write his or her first book will usually get hit by three fears. The first fear is the belief that they will first require some special brains, or great talent, or some master’s degree from a top university to indulge in such writing activities. The second fear ​is the scary image that their writings and ideas may be ridiculed by their friends, relatives, and strangers. The third fear is the belief that it is mandatory to write thick, detailed, or complex books with great flowery language in order to be classified as an author. As an aspiring author, you may also be troubled by the same three fears. But let me immediately assure you that these three fears need not really scare you because all of them can be easily overcome as explained below. So, let us begin.