Barnes and Noble Finding Focus/Writing Workshop - Coaching Tips

The most powerful concept that came out of yesterday's workshop was the one that is probably one of the most difficult to do. How to continue writing when the feelings that can come up during the writing feel too uncomfortable? Overwhelming? Unpleasant?

People were asking for ways to avoid having that experience but I believe that in writing, as in life, the best thing to do is to learn how to tolerate the feelings. How to be with them in order to continue.

There are times that the material you're working on is bringing up too many uncomfortable feelings. The impulse and desire to stop is overwhelming but often working with those feelings and using them in your writing can create some of your most powerful and surprising writing.

Thanks all, it was a great group with outstanding thoughts and ideas.