WRITE: An Inspirational Acrostic
Originally published September 2007
- Wonder. I believe all writers need to view the world around them with a sense of wonder.
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- Reach out. Writing can be such a solitary pursuit.
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- Integrity. It takes years, decades, to build your reputation as a person of integrity. And only one wrong word or deed to ruin it.
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- Technical. . . .I’m talking about writing our novels with technical accuracy. Study the craft. Study grammar. Study a style book. Study other authors’ books.
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- Effort. Writing isn’t easy. . . .There are a lot of people who want to write, but there are a lot more who want to have written. They don’t want to put the time in to sit at the computer for hours and hours composing the story, then twice or three times as many hours editing and revising and critiquing. This is when everyone who wants to “be a writer” learns whether it’s truly their life’s work, a job, or just a hobby.
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