Do What You're Afraid Of

I'd like to reach out to any fellow author who is thinking about that odd novel, short story, poem, or article but is afraid to write it.

Sometimes the best things we have inside of us are muffled because in this day and age we're supposed to go along with what "they" say and if not, something is wrong with us. This approach eats away at our creativity and we hold ourselves back by saying "what will 'they' think if I write it that way?" Unfortunately, this philosophy sometimes leads to a mediocre life. Imagine going through life afraid to do the things you really want to do because "they" might think you're strange? Newsflash: we're all strange in our own way. So if it's the difference between living a mediocre life and doing the thing you're scared of doing, why not just go ahead and do the thing you're scared of doing? Go write it!