Josh Erikson
1. Discipline. You won't have a book otherwise, and that's where everything starts. Begin at 100 words a day if you have to. Just get the train moving and don't let it ever ever EVER stop.
2. Persistence. There are so many ways to get your work out there now. Rejections and obstacles are going to happen, so get your mind ready for them before they hit. Swerve around or plow right through, just don't quit.
3. Education. No, not school. Or, at least, not JUST school. Learn as many new things as you can about writing, the publishing industry, and marketing--but also learn about absolutely everything else. Like, in the whole world. Writing and publishing savvy will help you immensely no matter how you publish, but your general knowledge about everything else will help your writing in ways you can't even measure. Inspiration is a living thing and it swims in the sea of your knowledge and experience. The more space you give it, the bigger it will grow.
2. Persistence. There are so many ways to get your work out there now. Rejections and obstacles are going to happen, so get your mind ready for them before they hit. Swerve around or plow right through, just don't quit.
3. Education. No, not school. Or, at least, not JUST school. Learn as many new things as you can about writing, the publishing industry, and marketing--but also learn about absolutely everything else. Like, in the whole world. Writing and publishing savvy will help you immensely no matter how you publish, but your general knowledge about everything else will help your writing in ways you can't even measure. Inspiration is a living thing and it swims in the sea of your knowledge and experience. The more space you give it, the bigger it will grow.
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