You’d think with the bad press it gets I wouldn’t be recommending Instagram as a place to gain creative confidence.
But it has helped me enormously with my writing and creative confidence. It has also encouraged me to experiment with my writing, to have a regular writing habit and to write knowing people are reading. This really helps when you have The Writing Fear!
I've written a blog in one form or another for thirteen years, I've written articles and for online magazines and websites. I was an editor for a book review website. And nothing has helped my writing MORE than Instagram - in this video I explain why and also give my FIVE TIPS TO HELP YOU WRITE BETTER INSTAGRAM CAPTIONS.
If you are thinking about writing and don’t know where to start, if you are overwhelmed with the potential, if you want to find your writing voice - then Instagram can help. It helped me.