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Geoff Gore lives in Wellington, New Zealand, with his wife and children. Prior to returning to New Zealand he studied Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently the author of three novels; Spin (2020), A Feeling of Contentment (2016) and Gabriel's Trumpet (2012) ...more

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Geoff Gore For me, it’s readers. Finding out that someone has read my books or stories on the other side of the world and, while I started writing for just mysel…moreFor me, it’s readers. Finding out that someone has read my books or stories on the other side of the world and, while I started writing for just myself, it’s even better to find someone else has enjoyed them. (Maybe it’s an ego thing too – but who doesn’t like to receive a good review?)(less)
Geoff Gore My advice for aspiring writers is do it regularly, even if it’s just a hundred or so words three or for times a week. That’s still better than a thous…moreMy advice for aspiring writers is do it regularly, even if it’s just a hundred or so words three or for times a week. That’s still better than a thousand words once a fortnight.

Why?

Because we don’t live in a perfect world, that’s why. I’d love to sit down without distractions and spend three or four hours dedicated just to writing. You know what it’s like. It takes a little while to get into the zone, then you get truly immersed in your story, your characters, and after a while the writing just flows. The problem is for most of us, this almost never happens. We have to work, look after kids, do ‘stuff’. If you waited until whenever you had just the right time and environment to be dedicated solely to writing, you’d only probably write once or twice a year.

Then there’s the fact that a lot of what you first get down on paper is just dross. There’s an argument that says you need to write for at least an hour or so, to get in the zone and to write through all the truly terrible crap until you get to the good stuff. The problem is, how do you do this regularly enough? Instead, by writing just a little each day you tend to keep the creative muscle more exercised and it takes comparatively less time to get to that good stuff than it would if you go a long time between writing sessions.

Writing is like a marathon. And much like training for a marathon, your creative muscles will respond more easily to consistent exercise every day than to one two hour run each week.
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Gabriel’s Trumpet

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