Comments on: Thoughts on a New Beginning https://tafnc.com/thoughts-on-a-new-beginning/ Connecting, supporting & empowering NC’s independent and freelance writers. Fri, 01 May 2026 19:57:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Rebecca https://tafnc.com/thoughts-on-a-new-beginning/#comment-12 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 02:05:11 +0000 https://tafnc.com/?p=1658#comment-12 Fear kept me from writing for many years, and honestly it still is hard to get around sometimes. But once you realize that it’s fear keeping you back, instead of a legitimate reason, you can learn to let it go long enough to put some words on paper. I’m glad you’ve started! Good luck!

]]> By: Erika Hoffman https://tafnc.com/thoughts-on-a-new-beginning/#comment-11 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:32:07 +0000 https://tafnc.com/?p=1658#comment-11 Never worry if you’re good enough! Let others be the judge of that. Just do it. And even if your novel doesn’t sell, you still have accomplished something few writers do, let alone the general public!
Fear can stifle almost anything! You are better prepared to create the next great American novel than most who attempt it. So keep calm and carry on!

erika

]]> By: Ed Bristol https://tafnc.com/thoughts-on-a-new-beginning/#comment-10 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:05:23 +0000 https://tafnc.com/?p=1658#comment-10 Don Vaughan’s decades-long and stellar non-fiction career provides a wealth of characters, settings, insider intricacies and tons of craft knowledge. I think he should try to weave in a completely imaginary tale about a South Florida wife and a supportive, if awkwardly curious husband, and their home-based business.

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