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Brian M. Keltner

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The United States

Website

http://www.psychotherapywithanedge.com/

Genre

Nonfiction, Psychology, Self Help

Member Since

September 2018

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Brian M. Keltner (Nov 1970 - Present) was born at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After the tragic death of his father he knew something of an itinerant existence growing up, calling home various locales ranging from the Malibu Hills of California to Paradise Valley, Montana where the Yellowstone River flows. At 18 he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years including deployment to Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993--a region devastated by anarchy, bloodshed, famine, starvation, and insurgency--at the height of that country's civil war. Following this expedition and honorable discharge from military service, he relocated to Boulder, Colorado where he acquired his B.A. in English/Creative Writing before moving ...more

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Brian M. Keltner Recognizing that writer's block typically results from either perfectionism, fear of failure and/or criticism, or a lack of writerly confidence (thoug…moreRecognizing that writer's block typically results from either perfectionism, fear of failure and/or criticism, or a lack of writerly confidence (though of course each writer must understand their own psychological mindset in this regard), I will do my best to alleviate any pressure to "perform" and simply be okay with putting initial words on paper. It's also helpful for me to remember that good writing, as numerous good writers have stated, is actually re-writing--and more re-writing, and still more-re-writing, as the case may be. This realization allows for the first draft (typically the stage when most writer's block occurs) to just be what it inevitably is for *any* writer: rough. The polishing happens afterward.(less)

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