💬 How do you hear what you REALLY want to say on your Substack?
A chat thread on flow and staying true to yourself...
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Hi Sparklers,
When I started podcasting, I didn’t realise it was going to make writing easier…
When I started conversations with guests, I didn’t know thousands of people were going to listen…
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.In this week’s chat thread I’d love to ask you;
How do you hear what you really want to say on your Substack? What drives it? How do you know it’s your voice? How do you stay true to yourself and the way you are called to write? Let us know your response in the comments?
Share your Substack URL or even better a piece you wrote that really felt like you so we can support you. Anyone who shares a link to audio will be entered into a prize draw to win a spot on my NEW course Perfectly, Imperfect Podcasting.
Claire
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I know because the words flow and I am happy to publish right away. If I'm writing and I can hear the way I talk in my head I know it's congruent. Sometimes I read out what I've written as if writing to a friend to see if I can improve it, make it more personable. I was really proud of this piece on my other publication which is more around life writing/ behind the scenes of my business - https://creativelyconscious.substack.com/p/notes-from-the-sea
I heard a saying somewhere that if your writing isn't upsetting at least one person you're probably not being honest. And as a relentless people pleaser that has always stuck by me. I try not to self censor. When I started writing I often left out things because I thought "no, can't say that, that person might not like it". Now I care less, I'm finding my voice on and off the page. This is a link to an older article but I'm choosing to share this one because I feel it was the first time I was leaning in more to how I want to write, not what I think might work well on the internet.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thisissophietoday/p/the-answer-is-not-a-cabin-in-the?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3emw0m