*There are many ways to record content besides writing. This is how you can build your unique source and reservoir of content that will greatly facilitate the process of writing. When doing so, focus on content, not on words or sentences. So, whenever you have an idea, thought or creative concept, be sure to record it in whichever manner* suits you. Some of us don’t have the confidence to write.įor those of you whose struggle with writing is chiefly a practical one and manifests itself in not knowing how or where to begin, here are three suggestions to help you get started:ġ. REMEMBER that something is always better than nothing. Some of us have been told we cannot write. But I can't even string a decent sentence together…" “I am incapable of finding the words to write.” "I’d love to write, but I just don’t have the discipline for it.” “Other people are so much better than me.
“My teachers always told me to stick with numbers.…” “It takes me ages to come up with decent sentences. "Growing up, I was constantly told I was useless at writing.” "I’m just not confident enough – and I question every word I write.” Yes, I struggle too, But before delving into my personal journey, here are some of the reasons mentioned by clients and friends when asked if and, if so, why they shy away from writing: (This list deliberately omits annoyed and its synonyms, which are numerous enough to merit their own list.So why do so many of us struggle with putting pen to paper? ”ĥ0: Perturbed: upset (also means “confused”)Ħ0: Seeing red: so angry that one’s vision is blurred, or one is stimulated as a bull in a bullfightĦ8: Storming: having a temper or an anger suggestive of stormy weather Mad: angry this term has so many other senses and is so easily replaced by any of its many synonyms that it is all but useless except in a statement starting with “I’m so mad I could. Livid: intensely angry to the point of being unable to control oneself ( livid, however, can also mean “bruised,” “pale,” or “colorful,” with the second sense associated with pain, shock, or fear)Ĥ8. Indignant: angry because of a real or perceived slight or unjust attackĤ7. Hot: angry, with the sense of physical discomfort caused by emotionĤ2. Hostile: actively intimidating, unfriendly, or resistantģ8. Hopping: so angry as to suggest that the person might jump up and down to express or assuage angerģ7. Fuming: extremely angry, from the association of the person with a volcano or other heated natural phenomenonģ4. Frustrated: angry or upset because of obstacles or challengesģ1. Foaming: so angry as to suggest insanity caused by hydrophobia (rabies), from the idea that foaming at the mouth is symptomatic of the diseaseģ0. Fit to be tied: extremely angry, suggesting that the person angered should be restrainedĢ9. Cool: angry but with emotions are held in checkĢ8. Cold: angry in an emotionally remote mannerĢ3. Cheesed off: see frustrated (can also mean “bored” or “disgusted”)Ģ1. Burning: extremely angry, from the notion of the body overheating because of the intensity of feelingġ8. Bristling: defensively angry, suggestive of an animal’s hair bristling as it responds to a threatġ6. Boiling: extremely angry, with the figurative sense of being agitated like heated waterġ5. Blue in the face: see frustrated, from the idea of facial discoloration caused by extreme emotionġ4. Bitter: harshly upset due to resentmentġ3. Bellicose: aggressively angry, from the synonym for warlikeġ2. Ballistic: explosively angry, from the adjective describing projectile flightġ0. Apoplectic: violently angry, from the adjectival form of apoplexy, the former word for strokeĩ. Antipathetic: expressing antipathy, or aggression or aversionĨ. Annoyed: angry about being disturbed or harassedħ. Acrid: extremely harsh (also refers to an unpleasant taste or smell)ĥ. Are you angry? At the risk of infuriating you, or making you apoplectic or exasperated, here are dozens of words to use to describe your choleric condition more precisely:ġ.