The Making of a Writer

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It may not seem like much, but for me it’s a big step. It means something’s made the leap from “Story Idea” to “Story.”

It’s not reading a how-to book.
It’s not reading how-to articles on the web.
It’s not reading a writing magazine.
It’s not dinking around with writing software demos.
It’s not grasping at thin excuses for work in an effort to avoid real work.

It’s not “planning.” It’s doing.

Trust me, this is a big deal.

I want to be a writer. I mean, I really want to be a writer. I can prove it. I have…
…no less than a dozen books on becoming a good writer, and making a living at it,
…one solid idea for a good magazine article,
…a great ideas for a novel series,
…a pretty good idea for a collection of short stories,
…ideas for three nonfiction books,
…nothing written, and a whole pile of excuses.

Well, that last part is the problem, as you can imagine.

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