When You’ve Lost Your Will to Write

One of my authors sent me an email last week. His words struck a chord because I’ve heard them from almost every author I’ve ever worked with and said them myself.

His questions:

What’s really that special about me and my book?

Do you think anyone will read this?

This loss of confidence happens at least once in every book project. You are so bogged down in the details of writing, the stress of editing, and the familiarity with the content that you can easily lose your passion, or to use an Austin Powers’ term, your writing mojo.

When this doubt starts to creep in, you will find yourself spending hours on Facebook, cleaning your closets, shopping, or other forms of avoidance and procrastination. You start to feel a little bored and wonder if this idea of writing a book was silly after all.

This is the time to STOP thinking about yourself and reconnect with your passion for helping others.

Remind yourself that you are writing this book to serve readers by providing a solution for their problem. Review your vision and marketing plan to refresh your energy for your perfect readers. Remember how much you book will help them and their families.

Keep in mind that you are probably taking your material for granted. You know it like the back of your hand. It is easy to assume that everyone else knows it too.

That’s not the case.

People are searching for help. When you reconnect with your passion for sharing your knowledge in service to your readers, you will stop procrastinating and start writing again.

It’s all about the giving.

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