Patrick Matthews
Every writer says the same thing to this question: "write." So let's just take it as a given that if you want to be a writer, you should be writing.
My better advice is to adventure. Seize life with both hands and experience everything you can. Go hiking/climbing/swimming/kayaking/exploring/whatever'ing. The more you experience, the more you can write.
Don't close yourself in a room and imagine what life might be. Don't sit in a coffee shop and listen in on other people's lives. Get out there and do it yourself. Feel everything you can, and, for a portion of every day, write about it.
My better advice is to adventure. Seize life with both hands and experience everything you can. Go hiking/climbing/swimming/kayaking/exploring/whatever'ing. The more you experience, the more you can write.
Don't close yourself in a room and imagine what life might be. Don't sit in a coffee shop and listen in on other people's lives. Get out there and do it yourself. Feel everything you can, and, for a portion of every day, write about it.
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