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Ruffle Feathers with Your Words

Write content that sparks viral conversations

Rick Martinez
3 min readSep 30, 2024
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Think ‘appropriate’ is the key to success? Think again. Safe writing is forgettable writing. If you want to make an impact, you need to be willing to ruffle a few feathers.

Dare to be different.

Here’s the catch.

Innovating in your writing means more than just new ideas; it means being bold enough to voice them. Toss out the rulebook and write something today that stands out, that challenges, that moves.

Shake up your narrative and watch as your words cut through the noise, reaching hearts and minds.

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” — Robert F. Kennedy

Ditching the Safety Net

It’s easy to confuse being ‘safe’ with being ‘sensible.’

But here’s what to do next: every time you catch yourself writing or living too cautiously, ask, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Usually, the worst isn’t catastrophic — it’s just a challenge, an opportunity to learn. For instance, instead of writing another bland, forgettable blog post, why not take a stance that might ruffle some feathers?

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Rick Martinez
Rick Martinez

Written by Rick Martinez

💡 Creator: The 7 Day Book Writing Challenge™️ 🏋🏻‍♂️ CrossFitter 📚 Bestselling Author 👊🏼 Helping you write your book WICKED fast www.WriteYourFirstBook.com

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