As many writers know, writing can be painful, but also one of the greatest joys. I have been writing on and off for years. I have worked as a reporter, an editor, a researcher and a writer. Since my college years I have dreamed of being a writer, and telling the stories of the world. This early writing dream eventually expanded into wanting to write my own novel, my own screenplay, and my own songs. What held me back over and over from getting serious about this and taking my writing to the next level was the fear of writing from a personal place and others judging me…