The Top 10 "Artist Unleashed" Posts of 2014 so far ...

So, it's that time of year again.

This will be my last post until Monday September 1st. Why so long, you ask?

Well ... next week I'm heading off to coordinate the Homeric Writers' Retreat & Workshop.

When I get back I will be taking a much-needed 10-day vacation to a hotel by the sea so I can become a vegetable (not baked, must keep my white skin!)

Then I will be spending the rest of August getting in some quality writing time before I have to start the day job again.

But, don't disappear just yet. If you're in search of some interesting reading content, how about you take a gander through some of this year's The Artist Unleashed posts in which a variety of writers and artists share a wealth of information related to their creative field?

Need a starting point? Here are the Top 10 most viewed Artist Unleashed posts of 2014 so far:

1. THE 5 BIGGEST RISKS I’VE TAKEN AS AN AUTHOR by Rachel Thompson

2. A MAD MAN TRIED TO KILL ME, by Jeremiah Walton

3. THE 7 MYTHS OF VIRTUAL BOOK TOURS, by Pandora Poikilos

4. OUTLASTING YOUR DEMONS: HOW TO COPE WITH ANXIETY, by Monica Bhide

5. BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL CO-AUTHOR RELATIONSHIP, by Angela Ackerman

6. USING FREE SAMPLES TO INCREASE SALES: FICTION AND NON-FICTION by Susan Kaye Quinn

7. WHY WORRY ABOUT DIALECT? by Jim Murdoch

8. WHY WRITERS NEED A THEME SONG, by Julia Tagliere

9. WRITING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (HOW DORIS LESSING HELPED ME WRITE IN ENGLISH) by Helena Halme

10. THE SECRET TO MATURING AS A WRITER by Julie Musil

Happy reading and have a wonderful summer!

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The Artist Unleashed: OUTLASTING YOUR DEMONS: HOW TO COPE WITH ANXIETY, by Monica Bhide

Sometimes the obstacles seem insurmountable, the heartache is paralyzing, the fear is searing, the anxiety makes my head spin. It is only when I find the quiet in the fear that I find my strength and my purpose. And I write. And write and write. I am finally home.

I posted this status update on FB a few weeks ago. The private responses surprised me:

“How, how do you find the quiet place?”
“I have many dark places in my head and I fear them.”
“I have severe bouts of anxiety about my writing. How do you deal with yours?”

How I wish I had the answers to ...

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