I was watching a video of a talk being given by one of my favorite writers, Dean Wesley Smith and in it he said one thing that not only really resonated with me, but it's something that most writers don't do.
And I wondered, why not?
What he said is that writing must be fun to do.
And this is so important that I'll tell you again...
Writing must be fun to do.
If you find that writing is a chore and you always procrastinate because you don't want to do it, it's because it's not fun for you.
There are so many different ways to earn money writing, but just because it's possible to do, it doesn't mean it's the right thing for you to do.
You need to be doing the kind of writing that is fun for you.
Another problem that holds writers back is that they worry too much about their writing being perfect, or not publishing something until they can get the perfect cover or the perfect formatting.
My advice is to just forget about it.
No one is perfect and if you wait till you think your work is perfect you'll never submit it or publish it.
I began writing when I didn't really know what I was doing but I just knew that if I was doing SOMETHING I was moving forward. And it worked. What I was doing wasn't perfect, but I was outworking most other writers so I was making progress and making money.
It was Ray Bradbury who said (and I paraphrase) that if you have a year to write, you're better off writing 52 short stories than try and write one whole novel because it's almost impossible to write 52 bad stories. He said that writing one story a week for a year is great practice so you'll get better as you keep writing.
He also said he has had a sign above his typewriter for over 25 years that says "Don't think!"
So if you want to write more and earn more, my advice is:
Stress less, write more and have fun.
Mission Critical For Life
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And I wondered, why not?
What he said is that writing must be fun to do.
And this is so important that I'll tell you again...
Writing must be fun to do.
If you find that writing is a chore and you always procrastinate because you don't want to do it, it's because it's not fun for you.
There are so many different ways to earn money writing, but just because it's possible to do, it doesn't mean it's the right thing for you to do.
You need to be doing the kind of writing that is fun for you.
Another problem that holds writers back is that they worry too much about their writing being perfect, or not publishing something until they can get the perfect cover or the perfect formatting.
My advice is to just forget about it.
No one is perfect and if you wait till you think your work is perfect you'll never submit it or publish it.
I began writing when I didn't really know what I was doing but I just knew that if I was doing SOMETHING I was moving forward. And it worked. What I was doing wasn't perfect, but I was outworking most other writers so I was making progress and making money.
It was Ray Bradbury who said (and I paraphrase) that if you have a year to write, you're better off writing 52 short stories than try and write one whole novel because it's almost impossible to write 52 bad stories. He said that writing one story a week for a year is great practice so you'll get better as you keep writing.
He also said he has had a sign above his typewriter for over 25 years that says "Don't think!"
So if you want to write more and earn more, my advice is:
Stress less, write more and have fun.
Mission Critical For Life
Start Living Life On Your Terms By Pursuing Your True Life Mission https://cheritonhousepublishing.com/books/MCFL.html
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