The Darren Groth Blog
September 5, 2012
Real Writer Authors, Books, Do's and Don'ts, Emerging Authors, No Excuses, Novels, Real Writer, Rejections, Writing, Writing Books, Writing Novels, Writing Workshops Leave a comment
Real writers don’t make excuses.
People have told me I have a lot of ‘life’ excuses to not write. I have a beautiful wife. I have two wondrous kids, one of whom has autism. I enjoy time with friends and family. I work. I have a mortgage. I am the ultimate armchair sports fan. I never turn down a beer. I have an unhealthy fondness for karaoke.
August 30, 2012
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Real writers don’t wait for the muse.
Waiting for inspiration doesn’t make you deep or interesting or cool. And it doesn’t make you a writer.
It makes you a waiter.
And if you’re a waiter, you’re serving someone else or no one at all. You’re certainly not serving yourself.
August 28, 2012
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Many emerging authors ask me what it takes to be a ‘real writer’. Is it writing a novel, getting a degree, finding an agent? Is it getting published, winning an award, making a living? My reply is always a much simpler proposition: is writing what you do? Not what you like, or what you want. What you do.
To help you determine if you’re a real writer, I’ve compiled a guide of four do’s and don’ts of the trade. Over the next few weeks, I’ll examine each in some detail. First up – one of my favourite ‘don’t’s:
Real writers don’t talk about how they’ll write a book one day.
