Writing the Void: Fearless Writing Resources

Writing the Void Slideshow.pdf

Starting with the slideshow linked above from our “Writing the Void” event, these fearless writing resources come recommended by author and educator Kirsten Imani Kasai.

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Poetry

A Litany for Survival, by Audre Lorde

Articles & Essays

Don’t Overthink It: The Argument For Just Starting to Write: Matt Bell Suggests You Focus on Whatever Gets You Through

Why Procrastinators Procrastinate

The Procrastination Matrix

Taming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think

How to Do Shadow Work: Explore shadow work and how to use it in your life

Transforming Void into Vibrancy- Lessons from My Writing Journey

“Never Say You Can’t Survive: Imposter Syndrome Is Just Part of Being a Writer,” by Charlie Jane Anders

Podcasts

Hidden Brain podcast “Success 2.0: The Psychology of Self-Doubt”

How to shake impostor syndrome

Prompts

Google search: shadow work writing prompt for writers

Enter the Void
At first it's like any other day. You wake up, shower, start to brew your morning cup of coffee, and that's when you notice—outside the window, there's nothing there. Just an endless black void. What happened? Where are you? How do you get back to reality?

https://www.writersdigest.com/prompts/enter-the-void

Books

Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write With Confidence, by WIlliam Kenower

The Awesomeness Dossier by Aidan Doyle 

The Writer's Book of Doubt by Aidan Doyle 

Poetry as Spellcasting: Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power by Tamiko Beyer, Destiny Hemphill, Lisbeth White

Perseverance by  Margaret J. Wheatley 

The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear by Ralph Keyes