Writing | RKG

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Everyone always says - “just write how you talk.” But that’s hard. Talking is way different than writing. When I talk, you can hear the tone of my voice. I can share a half-baked idea1 and make it better through conversation. There is an expectation that I might change my mind if someone else makes a better point. When that happens, I can say “I like that point. Forget what I said earlier. Let’s go with that.”2 When I talk, I feel confident in my ability to say what I actually mean and change it when I’m wrong. I don’t feel this security when I’m writing. I am intimidated by the clear and crisp writing of many people I admire. I am nervous that my good points will sound trite and my dumb points will be forever memorialized as dumb. I am afraid that my writing will make me sound stupid. Historically, this feeling has resulted in me simply not writing. Or only doing so when I have to. When my kids say they are not good at something, I always respond with “How do we get better at things?”

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