Tong Ge On The 5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer
To be a successful writer, you must be passionate about writing. Writing doesn’t typically make much money, especially in the beginning, so without love and passion for it, I can’t imagine anyone choosing this path. I wrote my first play at age 12, and it was produced at my school.
Some writers and authors have a knack for using language that can really move people. Some writers and authors have been able to influence millions with their words alone. What does it take to become an effective and successful author or writer? In this interview series, called “5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer” we are talking to successful authors and writers who can share lessons from their experiences.
As a part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tong Ge. Born and raised in China, Tong Ge came to Canada in the late 80s as an international student. Since 2012, she has been publishing poems, prose and short stories in both English and Chinese across North America, England and Taiwan. With four literary prizes already received, she was also a finalist for four others. Her debut novel, “The House Filler,”…