One day, I will be a writer, I said to myself… as I wrote. At the time, I was writing what has become a manuscript, and what I did not understand at that moment was that one does not become a writer. One writes, or one does not.
However, becoming a successful writer does require certain detail and intense research.
There are plenty of genres in which to focus one’s work. I have chosen to outline my work within the genre of opportunity, whereupon my writing takes on many different hats, if you will.
Today for example, the research is not quite as intense as some days. Though, I am starving and therefore my brain is deprived of nutritious goodness which may assist in accomplishing a better piece of content. This happens sometimes - I forget to eat. I forget to use the bathroom. I forget to walk the dog.
As I sit here now with no less than five documents open, I’m working. I’m playing. I’m writing. Guess what - me - this makes you a writer - duh!
I’m a writer for crying out loud!
Furthermore as these words come so easily from my fingertips - or not - (writer’s block hits more often than thought) - I am here to share with you that BECOMING a writer is a tedious, yet exciting life. Actually BEING a writer, can be quite lonely, while still tedious. Can you really imagine this type of life?!
It’s great! I’m here to tell you that if there is an inner writer screaming at you to come out - you really should try to write. Otherwise, there are other avenues you might manage within the idea of your project(s). You could always hire me, the writer, or any other writer for that matter to write your story. Or you could sit down to your computer like I do every day and night and research what it takes. Read every book you can find. Scan every blog. Don’t forget to read the newspaper!
And then…. WRITE - you can do this.
I did.
