When Your Words Meet Silence

As writers, we fear people reading our words, yet we also want to be read.

Helen Redfern
3 min readJul 7, 2022

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One of the biggest issues that I struggle with as a writer and creative is the fear of judgement. The fear of what people think of the work I do: criticism, trolling, and being misunderstood is often what I expect and I mentally prepare myself for. It can stop me from putting my words out…

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Helen Redfern

Notebook addict, writer and mentor. Helping creatives struggling with confidence around their writing and creativity. helenredfernwriter.com