Amanda Hampson
Think about why you want to write. If it's for fame, glory, recognition - money?! - forget it. Those things will not sustain you through the hundreds of hours involved.
Be prepared to write a horrible draft (to be destroyed in the event of an accident) and then craft and hone it until it is as good as it can possibly be.
You read about people who lock themselves away and write their masterpiece but family and friends are important too. Ideally, you can incorporate writing into a normal well-rounded existence - not easy!
Be prepared to write a horrible draft (to be destroyed in the event of an accident) and then craft and hone it until it is as good as it can possibly be.
You read about people who lock themselves away and write their masterpiece but family and friends are important too. Ideally, you can incorporate writing into a normal well-rounded existence - not easy!
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