Blog: This Writer's Life

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This is an honest account of my working life as a professional writer, not just the edited highlights.  If a writer is going to communicate honestly, and inspire and encourage other writers (which I believe it is our duty to do) then we need present the full picture.  Because the truth is, a writer’s life is built on set backs.  Rejections, failures, call them what you will, these are the stepping stones to success.  Often they come at key forks in the road and send us in interesting directions.  I can honestly tell you that every success I have had came out of a set back, often a series of set backs.  Good writing involves risk, breaking the rules, thinking outside the box, pushing yourself.  You can’t do this without failing from time to time.  The key to achieving your goals is to use those failures to make progress.  Every set back is a step closer to your goal if you learn something from it and move on.  Turn it into a success.  I think this is true of every aspect of our lives, not just writing. 

 

So here is my blog.  How I got here.  How I keep going.  How it really is for me.  I hope it’s useful and inspires. 

 

I would like this to be a dialogue, so if you have a question you’d like to ask me or something you are struggling with, then drop me a line and I’ll see if I can tackle it in a blog post. 

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

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