Advice for
Emerging Writers
Writing is not just the act of sitting down and expressing an idea with a keyboard, a pen or a quill. You might write for the pleasure of it, but to become published ~ if that is your goal ~ then you must approach the work seriously.
Write
every day.
Read
endlessly.
Immerse
yourself in the world of words.
Be
persistent.
Keep your mind open always for that elusive idea.
Remember
that no matter what else,
the joy to be had in
creating a perfect phrase
that rings like music in the
mind
is not something to be taken
lightly.
Naturally,
your life cannot possibly remain the same.
You are a writer.
Part of you lives in the real world,
but part of you inhabits
the realm of pretending.
Never
stop pretending, by the way.
It
is a crucial element.
And, above all, do not be surprised where stories will take you…