“The difference between wanting to write and having written is one year of hard, relentless labour. It's a bridge you have to build all by yourself, all alone, all through the night, while the world goes about its business without giving a damn. The only way of making this perilous passage is by looking at it as a pilgrimage.” Writing ProcessWriting AdviceAspiring WritersOn Writing A BookAspiring Authors Author:Shatrujeet Nath
“The biggest thing for aspiring writers I would say is that writing is hard work. You can’t sustain the fantasy that it should somehow be otherwise for you because you are more special or more committed than other aspiring writers. You aren’t sitting down to be entertained by the gods or to entertain yourself. At times it can be a thrill and it feels more like play, but we are easily deceived by whatever pleasures or rewards writing can offer. Exhilarating work is still work. Is it work, or is it play? And the answer is “yes.” Does it sometimes feel like it comes easily or naturally? Yes. But did it really come easily? No. Writing doesn’t offer the rhythmic endorphin hit you get scrolling down the screen clicking on memes. Are you up for the work it is going to take to become successful as a writer? It is going to be harder than you think. You are submitting to forces and to a process that you can’t fully control. There is maybe a tiny bit more control if you self-publish, and there is no shame in doing that, but even that is going to introduce hard work. Probably harder than you think. If my next novel can’t find a home, I’m not above self-publishing it in some capacity and then moving on to the next project.” WritingAuthorWriting ProcessWriting LifeWriting AdviceWriting TipsAspiring WritersWriting TipAspiring Authors Author:Brian K. Friesen
“It's right for aspiring authors to wait till writing beckons them to write.” Writers On WritingWriters QuotesWriters And WritingAspiring WritersAuthors On AuthorsAspiring Authors Author:BS Murthy
“It's right for aspiring writers to wait till writing beckons them to write.” WritersWriters On WritingAuthorsAspiring WritersDebut AuthorAspiring AuthorsThe Muse Author:BS Murthy