I facilitate Jumpstart writing workshops in Petaluma, California and here, online, with you. People new to writing have a hard time saying “I’m a writer.” So did I, until my writing teacher, Pat Schneider, made me say it out loud.

And now I’m encouraging you to say it out loud. Come on. I’ll say it, too.

I am a writer.

Again, louder. I AM A WRITER.

There now. . . and if you weren’t able to say it louder, fake it until you make it.

No need to fake your writing. . . Just fake having confidence in your writing.

And now . . . select a prompt and Just Write!