On Becoming a Writer

My thoughts

There are a million people out there that consider themselves writers. Some of them talk a lot about writing, their latest ideas for screenplays, novels or whatever. They might even own a Moleskine or a legitimate version of Final Draft. You know what we have that many of them don’t?

A lot of writing.

That’s what makes a writer. Not brilliant ideas or expensive software. To be a writer you need only write and write a lot. A writer will write anywhere, on anything. A notebook, a napkin, the back of their hand.

Writers write.

Here are a few more things writers should do.

• Write every day.
• Read.
• Keep an idea notebook.
• Have favorite authors.
• Blog.

Here are a few things writers should not do.

• Compare their work to other writers.
• Wait for inspiration to strike.
• Give up.

Follow those steps and you’re a really real writer.