The Writer’s Life Is Not an Easy One
When I first started writing, I couldn’t even call myself a writer. I had been NOT writing for seven years before I joined a silent writing program that I went to once a week to sit down and scrawl out a mess of pages that seemed to be all over the place, and which I […]
Those Who Make It as Writers Tend to Have One Big Thing in Common: Patience
There are a lot of tips and advice out there on what makes for a great writer. I’ve written on this topic many times before, myself. It takes persistence and determination, say the experts. Writers have to be brave, says Charles Bukowski. You have to be clear on your goals, ready to receive hard feedback, […]
Want to Be a Writer? Get Ready to Feel Lonely and Misunderstood.
It’s hard to talk about what it means to be a writer to other people who are not writers. Because most of the time, they really, really don’t get it. When you tell someone who is not a writer that you’re writing a book they usually ask one of these types of questions: