If You Want to Be a Successful Writer, Say Bye-Bye to These 10 “Bad Guys”

Rainne Mendoza
The Startup
Published in
6 min readDec 12, 2024

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No matter how good you are at stringing words together, you can’t be a writer if you can’t beat these ten menacing habits and traits.

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Let’s flip the script today.

I’m not going to feed you inspiration and pat you on the back for working hard and chasing your dream to be a great writer someday.

Instead, I’ll tell you why you won’t see the light at the end of the tunnel despite your passion, vision, and desire to write.

Yes. I’m talking to you, aspiring Stephen Kings, Margaret Atwoods, Neil Gaimans, Jeff Goins, David Ogilvys, J.K. Rowlings, Seth Godins, and six to seven-figure writers of this world.

I would hate to burst your bubble, but there are ten reasons you can’t be the writer you think you are or aspire to be.

Not because you can’t beautifully string words together to create a compelling story or million-dollar copy.

Not because of the obvious, known, and extremely menacing difficulty that comes with filling a blank page with words only you can summon from nothing.

But because writing is an intricate path filled with obstacles you have to go through and curve balls you need to dodge to get to “your” finish line.

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Rainne Mendoza
Rainne Mendoza

Written by Rainne Mendoza

Copywriter and author of the Asian-American rom-com novels — FOBOLOUS 1 and 2. Loves coffee, anime, traveling, and bubble tea. Find her books at amazon.com

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