Become a Fearless Writer: How to Stop Procrastinating, Break Free of Self-Doubt, and Build a Profitable Career

by Nina Harrington

Are you Ready to Discover a Proven System to Stop Procrastinating and Move Forward as a Creative Entrepreneur? What you will A scientifically valid and repeatable system which has been tested by authors and entrepreneurs around the world. An effective method to develop deep motivation and an entrepreneurial growth mindset based on your unique strengths and attributes. The five-step plan to power through procrastination and all of the negative brain chatter, and build solid working methods and routines which will form the foundation of your career. What’s I know how frustrating it can be to start each day with great plans about how much work we are going to achieve in the limited time available and end it beating ourselves up because, yet again, that precious time had slipped through our fingers because of procrastination. That’s why I have spent hundreds of hours finding out how successful authors and solo entrepreneurs have overcome procrastination and developed the deep motivation needed to achieve remarkable results. The result of that research is the MAGIC 5-Step System. How to develop powerful deep-seated Motivation and Drive. How to Leverage the Entrepreneurial Growth Mindset. How to Accept both your Unique Strengths and your Limiting Beliefs, and Create Coping Mechanisms around them. How to bridge the Gap between where you are now and where you want to be in the most effective and fastest way possible. How to Implement a practical action plan and Commit to New Working Processes which will transform your Productivity. How to realise your potential as a truly prolific author and creative Entrepreneur. Who This Book is Fiction and non-fiction authors who want to stop procrastinating, increase their productivity and complete more books and creative projects. Bloggers, writers and content marketers who need to produce content at short notice and need an effective fast-track productivity system to ensure that they can meet short deadlines. Solo entrepreneurs who are working around the conflicting demands of a family and/or a day job and want to make the most effective use of the limited time they have available. The 5-Step MAGIC System can be used by any author and creative entrepreneur, pre-published or published, who wants to identify the deep source of their motivation, stop procrastinating and build a successful career as a prolific author. Bottom Line I have used the MAGIC system to stop procrastinating and leverage the power of motivation in my life. Now, this is your chance to use the same proven system. What have you got to lose? And more importantly, how much do you stand to gain?

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

165 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 15, 2017

About the author

Nina Harrington grew up in rural Northumberland, England, within walking distance of both heather moorland, and wonderful wild sandy beaches.

She decided aged eleven, that her dream job was to be a librarian because then she could read all of the books in the public library whenever she wanted!

Many years later she took the bold decision to take a career break from working in the pharmaceutical industry to realise her dream of being a fiction writer. No salary. No contract - but following her heart.

That decision had put over 1.7 million copies of her romance books into the hands of readers in more than 28 countries and translated into 23 languages.

Some of these books have won international awards.

Nina loves to read both suspense and contemporary romance, and is still a total fan-girl when she meets her favourite authors at book-signings and conferences.

Nina has worked in the UK, France and Spain, and enjoyed wonderful holidays in countries such as Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Jamaica, India, Nepal, Mauritius, Reunion and Portugal, but is now settled with her husband in Jane Austen country in the south of England.

When she is not creating stories, which make her readers smile, without the aid of pharmaceuticals, her hobbies are cooking, eating, enjoying good wine, and talking, for which she has had specialist training.

Nina currently writes contemporary crime novels and series romance for the Mills and Boon Modern Tempted/ Harlequin KISS lines and Carina UK, plus non-fiction guides for other authors.

Reviews

[Shannon L. Gonzalez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Review: Does Fear Keep You From Your Writing Dreams?



BECOME A FEARLESS WRITER: HOW TO STOP PROCRASTINATING, BREAK FREE OF SELF-DOUBT, AND BUILD A PROFITABLE CAREER
by Nina Harrington


NIna Harrington is a prolific writer of romance, an instructor of entrepreneurial, craft writing and self publishing. She knows what she's talking about, drawing on her experience from the science field where she previously worked and her experience of over 15 years as a published writer. Her latest release is all about overcoming fear to reach your writing goals.

Harrington discusses a tried and trusted plan to overcome fear, to stop procrastination, and to succeed in a writing career. This book is for fiction and nonfiction writers alike. Fear and procrastination as a reply if that fear haunts all writers regardless of content.

By changing the mindset, writers can move beyond what is holding them back. While not a psychological therapy book, it has many steps to help a writer toward their goal. Nina Harrington is a prolific writer and she wants to help other writers become prolific as well. This book gets the right kind of motivation behind the writer, urging them toward the finish line. Using the 5-step plan, it can be related to other areas of anyone's life to stop procrastination and find routines for the ultimate productivity.


For information about Author/entrepreneur, writing craft and publishing visit her website at http://ninaharrington.com


FTC Disclaimer: I was given an ARC of this title by Nina Harrington for review purposes only; no other compensation was awarded me.

[Donna Alward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear, concise, practical advice on how to focus on your goals and get it done. I'm a fan of the Pomodoro technique mentioned, as well as other exercises to keep it simple and keep the writer productive and motivated. If you're a writer feeling pulled in different directions or wondering how to get it all done, this is a great read.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would probably be more useful if I was earlier in my writing career. I would highly recommend for new writers. The frightening part was the statistic that only 5% of writers list unable to concentrate as the problem they have with productivity. But that's my number one problem. So, she didn't really help me to fix my issue.

[TJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book about writing I can relate to. I’m not sure why it resonated with me maybe because it got to the point. Instead a little bit of information and mostly fluff, it was the opposite. I did whisper to myself ‘how did you know?’ I will say it dragged towards the end, but worth exploring if you’re looking to become a writer.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you're a beginning writer, or a writer struggling to finish that first novel, this is the type of book you need. Harrington discusses the reasons behind procrastination (hint: The answer is in the title) and offers some helpful tips for getting the words on the page.

[John Irvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

INSPIRATIONAL

I am more pumped than ever before to get to work! No longer will I take my author entrepreneuriship in a "we'll see what happens" light. No, I will obtain my dream.
I recommend this to any author entrepreneur to be added to their top 10 books on writing.

[Rich Sobolewski · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid overview of what it takes to become a professional author. Worth a read for anyone seriously looking to writing as a career.

[S.A. Crow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the way the author divided the book and the tips and tricks. This is a great book for writers starting on the author journey.

[A.M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read a writing book from Nina before and I did a free course that she offered on her website. I found both pretty helpful.
http://ninaharrington.com/
This is a far deeper analysis of some of the strategies and issues she raised there.
She floats an idea that I haven’t thought about. If you leave something to the last minute and do it before the due date in an all-nighter, driven by caffeine, stress and fear of failure, and then you collapse in a heap for days afterwards - you create a negative memory of the event. You don’t remember how good it felt to get it done. Or the pride that you did your best work. What you remember is the stress and the fear. Honestly, it might not even be your best work. It’s just done, that’s all.
So, the next time you’re facing a similar task… bang. Ugly thoughts return with that negative memory.
How do you fix that?

To paraphrase the old Polish expression, this is your circus and these are your monkeys. (Kindle Locations 391-392)

[I am totally stealing that phrase.]
She suggests that the only person you should be competing with is yourself.
The idea from years of parents and teachers telling you to work on the stuff you aren’t good at so that it can improve, is just reinforcing the negative. That’s not how the world works. If you are really good at writing, why would you set yourself up for failure at maths?
Oh, yeah. Huh.
The lizard brain rears its ugly head. I mean, she literally just described my life.

The more we care about our work and life and want it to be the best possible, then the more we fear the horror of something going wrong and come crashing down on top of us, and all of the misery and pain and criticism that could come with that possible failure. In other words, our fear of a future risk or threat of pain triggers our brain to shift into attack mode, as though we were facing a real physical danger. (Kindle Locations 901-906).

There are a lot of exercises where you have to sit down and write out your own thoughts and fears, and desires. It was very informative. And of course, the answers are different for everyone. I discovered a few things about myself.
For example: I want to see one of my books in a physical form that I can hold in my hand and place on my vanity shelf. I don’t want to see it on a bookstore shelf. Those are different things. And my desire is easily ticked with Print on Demand. Why waste all the energy and time trying to get a traditional book publishing contract if that ISN’T what I want?

Working on the right things but in the wrong order can not only waste time, energy and money but throw you off track when you have to go back and forth, and fill in the gaps you should have done the first time around. (Kindle Locations 1460-1462)

Ouch.
As a trained scientist she uses gap analysis. This is where you are, this is where you want to be - what do you have to do to get from one to the other? Break it all down into tiny steps and when you tick each one off, you get that ‘yay me’ kick.
Get addicted to that.
5 stars

[Elijana Kindel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear, logical and effective

Wasn't sure was I was getting when I first picked up this book but I knew I needed something-anything to get my head focused on writing. I've tried dozens of other books but this one... spoke to my inner fear paralyzed geek and forced her to think through the situation. The system described in it is magic. No not the wand waving kind but the sort of magic that happens when the reality of your actions are placed in front of you then shatter the fear gripping your body, mind and heart.
By practice I'm not a procrastinator so why in the world was I procrastinating with writing? And why was this procrastination spilling over into other areas of my life?
Then I read this book and now I know.
If I could give this book 100 stars I would. It was a fast, impactful read that really made me stop and take time to think and smell the roses.
The discussion and logic on how fear based procrastination form was clear and surprisingly familiar. It was like the author knew my life and understood the challenges of being a day job working mom struggling to do it all AND achieve her writing career dreams.
The other most significant thing that grabbed me-the author has a scientist background. I, too, am a scientist and struggle reading self help writing books that don't have enough... how do I put it?... references that support a logic statement.
This book has those but uses the references in am impactful way to drive home the main point: you the author are in control of your career and life.
So if you're an author who struggles to get your head in the game, read this book and see for yourself how logical, success driven creatives modify their thinking and approach to realizing not only their dream but their potential.
(disclaimer: yes I'm a writer but received no encouragement from this author to either read or love this book. All comments and thoughts in this review are my own and hastily typed on my iPad after downloading this book with my KU subscription and then reading it front to back in less than an hour)

[Raul Conde · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great writing reference book to help writers!

I have enjoyed this book a lot. It is a great motivator to gain self esteem on your writing. I have learned a lot from it. A great book!

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring

I really enjoyed this read, makes me think my goals are achievable. Thanks for all the advice and a great read. This book really helped me understand my own procrastination issues.

[Michelle Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book if you're battling procrastination and/or the doubt demons...or if you just need help getting organised and on track with a writing plan.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Going to get to work

Good, practical advice for getting going. Appreciate the step by step approach to goal setting and implementation. Ready to put it into action.

[Juneta Key · Rating 5 out of 5]

Offers down to earth practical advice, talks about focus and techniques you can use to help overcome self-doubt and procrastination. She talks from a place of experience and study. A great read.

[Holli Keel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great advice for overcoming fear and other obstacles and making your dreams reality.

[Jerry Walch · Rating 5 out of 5]

How to Become A Fearless Writer: How to Stop Procrastinating, break Fee of Self-Doubt, and Build A Profitable Career, is a book that every writer needs to read several times. The first time to get an overview of its content. The second time, slowly, to devour all the wisdom that Nina Harringon has to share with you. Then again, this time focusing on those parts that speak to the specific problem areas you are facing at the moment.

 In this exceptional book, Nina debunks all the myths we’ve all heard and been told about why we procrastinate and provides solid a solid foundation to explore the reasons we procrastinate. Nina also provides us with all the tools we need to overcome our fears and our fear induced procrastination. Nina shows us the way to turn procrastination into productivity. Harringtom writes not as an academic, but as a writer who experienced procrastination and shares with us here the very techniques that she used to push away all the fears and become the productive, prolific writer that she is today.

 I wish that I had this book when I started my career as a technical writer forty-plus years ago.

[Rubi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not what I expected

This review may not be entirely fair to the author, but it's how I felt. A lot if the information was repetitive or nothing I hadn't heard before. I am a person full of self-doubt and was hoping to truly be inspired to overcome that, but instead i got a list or "steps" on how to write lists and "imagine my successes", etc. There were some good tips but....this one just bored me. The first two she wrote in this series were much more helpful and beneficial in actually planning things. Kind of disappointed, as this is the book I'd been looking forward to. Again though, others might find it truely helpful and get much more out of it than i did, so I'd still recommend writers to read it for themselves and decide which parts to take away with you.

[Susan Anderson Misey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Type A personality? Yup. That's me. So the subtitle, 'How to Stop Procrastinating' made me wonder if this book wasn't really for me. I would classify myself as an experienced writer who has been studying the craft, formally and informally, for years. Did I need a book like this? And then I waded into it on Amazon's Look Inside feature. I knew I needed this book. Nina outlines a five step model for kicking yourself into high gear. The first, titled Motivation, was especially helpful for me. If you plunk down the cashola for this book, make sure you do the exercises (of which there are only a few). You won't be sorry. This was just the shot in the arm I needed.

[Melissa Sugar-Gold · Rating 5 out of 5]

recommend for anyone wanting to improve

Do you get stuck? Have trouble sticking to a writing routine? This book is for you. The author outlines many optional ways for you to create a master-list and stick to it.
Allot yourself a certain amount of time each day — to complete your top 3 priorities. Know how long a task will take
This book shows us how to stop procrastinating and how to rid ourselves of the negative thoughts and energy we’ve accumulated. Procrastinating does not mean we’re lazy.

You’ll lean how to make time each day for all your tasks and how to always have time for reading and writing.

Highly recommend this book

[James Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

The most valuable part of this book (for me personally) was Harrington's adaptation of the Pomodoro method, and the method of writing in shorter sprints which apparently works for her. Looking forward to putting it into practice tomorrow, sober and early.

[Kenneth · Rating 5 out of 5]

As much a self help/productivity/entrepreneurial book as a writing book per se, but aimed directly at the writer. There's times in my life this wouldn't be the book I needed, but today, it absolutely was.

[L.A. Jacob · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really should stop reading writing books. This wasn't any different than some other books, but it was without the magic, it was a formula.

[Sabrina Lozier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of helpful information here. I do think that it would be particularly helpful for newer writers rather than established writers but there’s still a lot to take away from it!