A wonderful form of therapy

 

“Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last.” – Ralph Keyes 

Keyes, born in Ohio in January of 1945, is a lecturer and author of some 20 books including Is There Life After High School?,  adapted as a Broadway musical and often-produced by theater groups across the United States. His book The Courage to Write has become a standard for aspiring writers and in college coursework.   

 

A graduate of Antioch College he now makes his home in Oregon.

“I’m often asked why I write so often about ‘negative’ subjects: tensions between fathers and sons, adolescent angst, time pressure, etc.?" Keyes noted in The Courage to Write.  

 

"My answer is that exploring such topics on paper helps me get rid of them. Writing can be wonderful therapy, and cheap at the price. At the very least, you eventually get bored by thinking about anxious topics and want to move on.”