N. MacCameron
Get a community. Grow your community. Nurture your community.
Others are needed to fuel your dream. They carry you when you fall and recommend you to others who like similar reads. (Hey Goodreads!)
Loving others is the first thing a writer must do. Sure, there are lots of curmudgeonly, loner -type writers who shun community.
Here's a secret. Every writer is a hermit at heart. We just want to write. In fact, the stories we have in our heads demand so much attention there is rarely energy to engage with real humans.
However, dear aspiring writer, go out there. Save some energy for your community. It's ok, the characters and plots will be there when you get back!
Others are needed to fuel your dream. They carry you when you fall and recommend you to others who like similar reads. (Hey Goodreads!)
Loving others is the first thing a writer must do. Sure, there are lots of curmudgeonly, loner -type writers who shun community.
Here's a secret. Every writer is a hermit at heart. We just want to write. In fact, the stories we have in our heads demand so much attention there is rarely energy to engage with real humans.
However, dear aspiring writer, go out there. Save some energy for your community. It's ok, the characters and plots will be there when you get back!
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