 | Thursday, October 03, 2024 | | | | | | How to believe in yourself as a writer | | | "When you get stuck on a writing project, write a note to yourself explaining what you want the finished project to look like.
"Start with your wildest hopes and dreams of success, if you have to, but then start narrowing your focus. Ask yourself what sort of emotional effect you’re aiming for, then ask yourself how you can achieve that.
"Describe your current hurdle as best you can and ask yourself how other writers dealt with similar problems in the past. Before long, you’ll have outlined a strategy that will help you get back at it.
Better still, if you struggle to talk about your writing (as I do), you can keep the note on file and use it as a prompt to speak about what this piece of writing means to you." | | | Adam McPhee finds purpose and fulfilment in writing. His short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in publications such as Old Moon Quarterly, Wyngraf, Hellarkey, Ahoy Comics and Crab Tales Magazine. He is a submissions reader for Fusion Fragment. McPhee was longlisted for the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize. | | | | | | | | | | Writers Conor Kerr and Michael Christie and actor Kudakwashe Rutendo will judge the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize. They will be selecting the shortlist and the winner of this year’s prize! | | | | | | | | Brought to you in partnership with: | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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