Being a writer
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Over the last month and half I have wrote a lot of words in the Ulysses app for writers. I have imported my first book into the app and I have added about 90,000 words to my writing. I have built habits to write everyday and I have hit those goals in great numbers. Working off a ten minute writing goal each day, some days that is five hundred words and somedays that is three thousand words. I never thought I would write that many words in one day let along in one sitting.
The truth is, two things, when you make a goal to write that is easy to start, the words just start to flow and next thing you know you have a lot of words on the page. Two, you learn to, well maybe, I learned that I loved writing so much that it doesn’t feel like much work at all. Even on days when I am exhausted, tired of writing and can barely think of two hundred words. The words just start to flow.
So how does one become a writer? Well it boils down to one thing and one thing only. You have to write, that is it. To be a writer you have to write and write a lot. The other truth is, you will get better the more you write and the more you read. I am not a big fan of reading but I want to be better at my craft and reading is part of that.
There is more to it than that and there is plenty of information out there regarding writing and how to be a better writer. I will share some of that information here to help you get started.
I have gotten a lot of good information from Shaunta Grimes on her Medium site.
I have gotten a lot of good inspirational information about keeping the Resistance at bay and writing from Steven Pressfield. I have read most of his books on Resistance.
Steven King has a book On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003BVFZ4Q/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
The place I got the most information is the Business of Books Mastermind program.
https://www.businessofbooksmastermind.com
Sugar Ray Destin Jr. and the help of Business of Books Mastermind program helped me publish my first book.
Remember, we cannot do this alone, we need help. There are a lot of places for find help. The key is to find the ones that work for you and provide you with the foundation you need to success in writing. Do not settle for just anyone’s teaching and find the one that helps you the most. The one that calls to your soul and lights your body on fire for writing.
As always take care of yourself and each other!
