1st Year of Writing is Brutal — 5 Things That’ll Help You Survive It
90% of writers give up because they look at it all wrong
There are no bad writers, only writers who haven’t written enough.
It’s true for any skill. One can be a genius painter, sculptor, or even a cloud shaper if they put in enough hours.
But then, there’s the ‘killer’ part — putting in the hours.
Hmm…that’s tough. But it is true because everyone starts from ‘bad.’ And it becomes worse when the ‘good’ is not coming. Suddenly, the once-brimming-zeal is gone. Puff.
9 out of 10 times, all this happens in the first year.
Writing has taken its toll on every writer. It has no favorites, and neither will you be its first.
So, rather than sulking, drill these truths into your head so you never quit the show…before giving it a year of you.
Why are you here…really?
For the intellectual taste in your mouth when you say, ‘ I’m a writer?’
For the ‘comfort’ of doing it from any place (the lappy-vacays)?
For the money people are flashing around these days?
Or for the sheer love for the thing?
