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Sophie Fontaine's avatar

This is really really helpful. I always loved creative writing, but was told by teachers I wasn't a good writer growing up so it really beat my confidence down. This inspired me to want to keep trying. Thank you for sharing this ❤️

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Noam Leon Kaestner's avatar

Teachers should never tell their students they are bad writers, teachers should never tell students they are BAD at anything. Very sorry that happened to you. But perhaps your doubt will help you come out strong and become a better writer than those teachers. You have it in you as long as you believe that you do ❤️

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Marinho Castro's avatar

Don’t let the ghosts of your past decide your future.

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Ada's avatar

I'm starting to write again after being idle towards it for 3-4 years. This reminded me to take it slow and really work to cultivate my voice. Thank you

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Noam Leon Kaestner's avatar

That's so nice to hear! Take your time, taking your time and writing just for you is the best way to find your voice

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faitheronni's avatar

Storytelling being innate in humans seems like such common sense, but is often forgotten in the daunting task creative writing, especially for those of us who are interested but don’t know where to start. Thank you for your insightfulness and making writing seem less intimidating and much more achievable.

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Noam Leon Kaestner's avatar

That means a lot, thank you :)

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iHustle Motivation's avatar

👏

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Umi's avatar

This was so reaffirming & insightful. Thank you!

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Noam Leon Kaestner's avatar

Thank you :)

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Miranda Alicia's avatar

“That's why writing isn't about having an extraordinary imagination—it’s about paying attention to those unconscious stories our minds are already creating.” This was everything to me!!! Thank you for the practical steps while stressing the fact to just start.

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adra aburime's avatar

really liked this.

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Dilya's avatar

This article gave me hope of becoming a writer

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Melissa Montserrat's avatar

I love this, it's really helpful, thank you.

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Emmanuel Elijah's avatar

This is a treasure trove, I love storytelling though my writing is clumsy at times, that is why I chose behavioral finance instead of just the save 10% type of finance to enable tell stories not just numbers, why we do what we do, that led to me creating my very own first framework Money Starvation, this post is really great I really want to learn more about creative writing and I have been reading books to do so. Thanks Noam for the this treasure and giving it for free.

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Faceless's avatar

Not starting is exactly what creative writing is. You’re doing great.

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Antonette Bacchus's avatar

Thank you for this! This helped a lot, writing is always on my mind but I never know where to start so this definitely helped :)

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Culturedkhaki's avatar

I just started writing again and this gave the much needed confidence boost . Thank you 🙏🏿

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Alec Villagran's avatar

Never heard of that before, I’ll have to take those tips into work, thank you.

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nxthmy's avatar

Thank you for your sharing.

Simple, but so true and helpful. As a beginner on this writing journey, I often find myself out of ideas or just drained with nothing to write.

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Noir's avatar

I never knew changing an app could help me out so much I have always wanted to be a writer but never knew how to start I am happy I was able to read this

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