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Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ ｔｈｅ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ ｍｙ ｓｅｖｅｎｔｈ ｇｒａｄｅ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ ｔｅａｃｈｅｒ ａｓｋｅｄ--ａｓｔｏｎｉｓｈｅｄ--ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｓｈｙｌｙ ａｄｍｉｔｔｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓｌｙ ｈｉｄｄｅｎ ｄｅｓｉｒｅ ｔｏ ｈｅｒ. Ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｄｉｄ Ｉ ｋｎｏｗ ｈｏｗ ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ ｔｈａｔ ｑｕｅｓｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ. Ｂｕｔ, ｔｈａｔ'ｓ ｗｈａｔ Ｉ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ Ｉ'ｄ ｔｒｙ. Ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ａ ｆｕｎ ａｎｄ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ ｊｏｕｒｎｅｙ--ｏｎｅ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｆａｒ ｆｒｏｍ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｄ. Ｈｏｗ ａｂｏｕｔ ｙｏｕ? Ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ, ｔｏｏ? Ｉｆ Ｉ ｍａｙ ｂｅ ｓｏ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ, ｄｏ ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｐａｔｉｅｎｃｅ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｓ? Ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｏｉｌ ａｎｄ ｓｗｅａｔ, ａｎｇｕｉｓｈ ａｎｄ ｆｒｅｔ, ａｎｄ ａｃｑｕｉｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｓｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｄａｙ ａｎｄ ｗｒｉｔｅ? Ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｆａｉｌ--ｍａｎｙ ｔｉｍｅｓ--ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄ? Ｄｏ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｂｕｒｎｉｎｇ ｄｅｓｉｒｅ ｔｏ ｐｕｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｉｎｎｅｒ-ｍｏｓｔ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ ｏｎ ｐａｐｅｒ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ--ａｎｄ ｃｒｉｔｉｑｕｅ? Ｄｏ ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ? Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ ａｂｏｖｅ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ａｆｆｉｒｍａｔｉｖｅ, ｈｅｒｅ'ｓ ａ ｆｅｗ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｔｉｐｓ ｔｏ ｈｅｌｐ ｙｏｕ ａｃｈｉｅｖｅ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ. Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ Ｉ ｃａｎ ｇｉｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａ ｆｅｗ ｐｏｉｎｔｅｒｓ, ｓｏｍｅ ｓｈｏｒｔｃｕｔｓ, ｓｏｍｅ ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｇｅｔ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｇｏａｌ ｆａｓｔｅｒ ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｆｅｗｅｒ ｄｉｓｃｏｕｒａｇｉｎｇ ｓｅｔｂａｃｋｓ. Ｆｉｒｓｔ--ａｎｄ ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｆｏｒｅｍｏｓｔ--ｉｓ ｔｏ ｗｒｉｔｅ! Ｇｅｔ ｗｏｒｄｓ ｏｎ ｐａｐｅｒ, ｍａｎｙ ｗｏｒｄｓ. Ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｗｏｒｒｙ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｇｏｏｄ ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｎｏｒ ｈｏｗ ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｇｒａｍｍａｒ ｉｓ. Ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｎｏｔ ｉｎｉｔｉａｌｌｙ. Ｊｕｓｔ ｓｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ ａｎｄ ｗｒｉｔｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ ｏｎ ａ ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ ａｓｐｅｃｔ ｏｆ ｌｉｆｅ--ｙｏｕｒ ｌｉｆｅ ｏｒ ｌｉｆｅ ｉｎ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ. Ｏｒ, ｙｏｕｒ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ, ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ. Ｊｕｓｔ ｗｒｉｔｅ ｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ--ａｎｄ ｋｅｅｐ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｕｎｔｉｌ ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ ｅｘｈａｕｓｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ. Ｎｏｗ ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ! Ｓｅｅ ｈｏｗ ｅａｓｙ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ? Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ Ｉ ｊｅｓｔ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｅａｓｙ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｅａｓｙ, ｔｒｙ ｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ. Ｉｔ ａｐｐｅａｒｓ ｎｅａｒｌｙ ａｎｙｏｎｅ ｃａｎ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ａ ｓｉｎｇｅｒ ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ. Ｂｕｔ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ--ａｎｄ Ｉ ｍｅａｎ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｒｅａｄ--ｉｓ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｓｔｏｒｙ. Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｌｏｎｇ ｊｏｕｒｎｅｙ ａｈｅａｄ. Ａｓ ｉｎ ａｃｑｕｉｒｉｎｇ ｐｒｏｆｉｃｉｅｎｃｙ ｉｎ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｅｌｓｅ ｉｎ ｌｉｆｅ, ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ｍａｋｅ ａｎ ｅｆｆｏｒｔ ｔｏ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｔｈｅ ｃｒａｆｔ ｏｆ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ. Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｄｏ ｔｈｉｓ ｉｎ ｍａｎｙ ｗａｙｓ. Ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｉｎ ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ? Ｍｏｓｔ ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅｓ ａｎｄ ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｉｅｓ ｏｆｆｅｒ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｃｏｕｒｓｅｓ ａｓ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃｕｒｒｉｃｕｌｕｍ. Ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ ａｎ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ ｍａｊｏｒ ｔｏ ｓｑｕｅｅｚｅ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｉｎｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｃｈｅｄｕｌｅ. Ｅｖｅｎ ｆｕｔｕｒｅ ｅｎｇｉｎｅｅｒｓ ａｎｄ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ ｍａｊｏｒｓ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｅ ｉｎ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ａｓ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｊｏｂｓ. Ｉ'ｍ ｎｏ ｌｏｎｇｅｒ ａ ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ--ａｎｄ Ｉ ｔｏｏｋ ｎｏ ｃｏｕｒｓｅｓ ｉｎ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｗａｓ. Ｍｉｓｔａｋｅ, Ｉ ｒｅａｌｉｚｅｄ ｙｅａｒｓ ｌａｔｅｒ. Ｓｏ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ ｃｏｕｒｓｅｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｒａｆｔ, ｄｏ ｓｏ. Ｉｆ ｎｏｔ, ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｗａｙｓ ｔｏ ｌｅａｒｎ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ. Ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ ａ ｆｕｌｌ ｔｉｍｅ ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｓｏ. Ｍａｎｙ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅｓ ｏｆｆｅｒ ｃｒｅａｔｉｖｅ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｃｏｕｒｓｅｓ ｐａｒｔ-ｔｉｍｅ ｗｈｉｃｈ ａｒｅ ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ ｗａｙｓ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ ｉｎ ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｃｒａｆｔ ｏｆ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｗｈｉｌｅ ｎｏｔ ｃｏｎｓｕｍｉｎｇ ａ ｇｒｅａｔ ｄｅａｌ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｔｉｍｅ ｏｒ ｅｎｅｒｇｙ. Ｔａｋｅ ｃｏｕｒｓｅｓ ｏｎｌｉｎｅ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ. Ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ ｉｎｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ ａｎｄ ｃａｎ ｈｅｌｐ ｙｏｕ ｉｍｍｅｎｓｅｌｙ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｊｕｓｔ ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｊｏｕｒｎｅｙ ｔｏ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ. Ｉ'ｖｅ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｕｒｓｅｓ ｏｎ ｃｒｅａｔｉｖｅ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ ｏｎｌｉｎｅ ｂｙ ｅｄ2ｇｏ.ｃｏｍ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｍｙ ｌｏｃａｌ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ ａｒｅ ｖｅｒｙ ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ ａｎｄ ｇｏｏｄ ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ ｐｏｉｎｔｓ. Ｎｏｔ ｏｎｌｙ ｄｏ ｔｈｅｙ ｇｅｔ ｙｏｕ ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ, ｔｈｅｙ ａｌｓｏ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ ｇｏｏｄ ｇｕｉｄａｎｃｅ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ ｉｎ ｅｖｅｒｙ ａｒｅａ. Ａｎｄ, ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｆｕｎ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ. Ｙｏｕ ｗｏｒｋ ａｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｏｗｎ ｐａｃｅ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｈｏｍｅ ａｓ ｔｉｍｅ ｐｅｒｍｉｔｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｂｅｓｔ ｗａｙ ｔｏ ｌｅａｒｎ ｔｏ ｗｒｉｔｅ ｌｉｋｅ ａ ｐｒｏ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｒｅａｄ ａｃｃｏｍｐｌｉｓｈｅｄ, ｗｅｌｌ-ｋｎｏｗｎ ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ--ｔｈｏｓｅ ｗｈｏ ｈａｖｅ ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ ｇｒｅａｔ ｂｏｏｋｓ ｏｒ ａｒｅ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ ｏｒ ｎｅｗｓｐａｐｅｒ ｃｏｌｕｍｎｉｓｔｓ. Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｍｙ ｆａｖｏｒｉｔｅｓ ａｎｄ ｈａｖｅ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｂｅｅｎ ａ ａｖａｒｉｃｉｏｕｓ ｒｅａｄｅｒ ｏｆ ｇｏｏｄ ｂｏｏｋｓ. (Ｉ ｓａｉｄ 'ｇｏｏｄ' ｂｏｏｋｓ, ｎｏｔ ｔｈｉｓ ｐｕｌｐ-ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ ｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ ｏｎ ｂｏｏｋｓｔｏｒｅ ｓｈｅｌｖｅｓ. Ｍｏｓｔ ｂｏｏｋｓ ｓｏｌｄ ｔｏｄａｙ ｉｎ ｂｏｏｋｓｔｏｒｅｓ, ｅｖｅｎ ｂｅｓｔｓｅｌｌｅｒｓ, ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｇｒｅａｔ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ. Ｍｙ ａｐｏｌｏｇｉｅｓ ｔｏ Ｄａｎｉｅｌｌｅ Ｓｔｅｅｌｅ, ｂｕｔ ｓｈｅ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ａ ｇｒａｎｄ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ ｆｏｒ ａｎ ａｓｐｉｒｉｎｇ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｔｏ ｒｅａｄ ｉｆ ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ ｗｏｒｋｓ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｓｈｅ ｗｒｉｔｅｓ ｇｏｏｄ ｅｎｔｅｒｔａｉｎｍｅｎｔ, Ｉ'ｌｌ ａｄｍｉｔ, ａｎｄ ｍａｋｅｓ ｇａｚｉｌｌｉｏｎｓ ｂｙ ｄｏｉｎｇ ｓｏ.) Ａｓ ａ ｋｉｄ, ｍａｙｂｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ａｇｅ ｏｆ ｓｅｖｅｎ ｏｒ ｅｉｇｈｔ, Ｉ ｒｅｃａｌｌ ｔａｋｉｎｇ ａ ｆｌａｓｈｌｉｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｂｅｄ ａｎｄ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｖｅｒｓ ｓｏ ａｓ ｎｏｔ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｃａｕｇｈｔ, ａｓ ｉｆ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｗｅｒｅ ａ ｓｉｎ. Ｉ ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｌｏｃａｌ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｗｅｅｋ ａｎｄ ｃｈｅｃｋｅｄ ｏｕｔ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｉｍｅ. Ｉ ｌｏｖｅｄ ｂｏｏｋｓ; ｊｕｓｔ ｔｈｅ ｆｅｅｌ ｏｆ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｂｏｏｋ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｈａｎｄｓ ｗａｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｕｎｉｑｕｅ ａｎｄ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ. Ｉ ｋｎｅｗ ｔｈａｔ ｉｎ ｔｈａｔ ｂｏｏｋ ｗｅｒｅ ａｄｖｅｎｔｕｒｅｓ ｔｏ ｐｌａｃｅｓ Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｏｎｌｙ ｉｍａｇｉｎｅ, ｊｏｕｒｎｅｙｓ Ｉ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｔａｋｅ ｅｘｃｅｐｔ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅｍ. Ｉ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｒｅａｄ ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｎｏｔ ａｓ ｍｕｃｈ ａｓ Ｉ'ｄ ｌｉｋｅ. Ａｎｄ, Ｉ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｗａｓｔｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｏｎ ｊｕｎｋ ｎｏｖｅｌｓ! Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｂｕｙ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ ｔｏ ｒｅａｄ ｔｈｅｍ. Ｖｉｓｉｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｌｏｃａｌ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ; ｔｈｅｙ'ｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋｓ ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｅｖｅｒ ｒｅａｄ ｉｎ ａ ｌｉｆｅｔｉｍｅ--ａｎｄ ｍｏｒｅ. Ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ａｃｑｕａｉｎｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ ａｎｄ ｉｔｓ ｓｔａｆｆ. Ｔｈｅｙ'ｌｌ ｈｅｌｐ ｙｏｕ ｉｍｍｅｎｓｅｌｙ. Ｊｕｓｔ ａｓｋ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｌｅａｒｎ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ, ｔｈｅ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ ａｎｄ ｉｔｓ ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ ａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｅｓｔ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ. Ｗｈｉｌｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ, ｂｒｏｗｓｅ ｔｈｅ ｍｕｌｔｉｔｕｄｅ ｏｆ ｂｏｏｋｓ ｏｎ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ. Ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｍａｎｙ ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ ｉｎ ｓｏｍｅ ｗａｙ ｏｒ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｉｔ ｂｅ Ｓｔｒｕｎｋ ａｎｄ Ｗｈｉｔｅ'ｓ "Ｔｈｅ Ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ Ｓｔｙｌｅ" ｏｒ ｓｕｃｈ ｔｕｔｏｒｉａｌｓ ａｓ Ｐｒｅｎｔｉｃｅ-Ｈａｌｌ'ｓ "Ｈａｎｄｂｏｏｋ ｆｏｒ Ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ" ａｎｄ "Ｔｈｅ Ｓｔ. Ｍａｒｔｉｎ'ｓ Ｇｕｉｄｅ ｔｏ Ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ." Ｃｈｅｃｋ ｔｈｅｍ ｏｕｔ ａｎｄ ｔａｋｅ ｔｈｅｍ ｈｏｍｅ. Ｓｏｍｅ ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｆｉｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｂｕｙ ａｓ ｄｅｓｋ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ. Ｓｏｍｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ｉｎｄｉｓｐｅｎｓａｂｌｅ ｔｏｏｌｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｕｓｅ ｕｎｔｉｌ ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｔｈｒｅａｄｂａｒｅ. Ｂｕｔ ｄｏ ｒｅａｄ--ａｎｄ ｒｅａｄ ｍｏｒｅ--ａｎｄ ｒｅａｄ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ ｅｙｅ. Ａｓｋ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ ｓｕｃｈ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ａｓ: "Ｗｈａｔ ｍａｋｅｓ ｔｈｉｓ ａｕｔｈｏｒ ｓｏ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ? Ｗｈａｔ ａｒｅ ｈｉｓ/ｈｅｒ ｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ? Ｈｏｗ ｃａｎ Ｉ ｌｅａｒｎ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｉｓ ａｕｔｈｏｒ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ａｄｖａｎｃｅ ｍｙ ｏｗｎ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ? Ｗｈａｔ ｓｔｙｌｅ ｄｏｅｓ ｔｈｉｓ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｕｓｅ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｓｏ ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅ?" Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｌｅａｒｎ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｒａｆｔ ｏｆ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｂｙ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ. Ｉｎ ｆａｃｔ, ｙｏｕ ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ａ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ, ａｎｄ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｖｏｒａｃｉｏｕｓｌｙ. Ｍｙ ｎｅｘｔ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｐｕｒｓｕｉｔ ｏｆ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ'ｓ ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｇｒｏｕｐｓ ｉｎ ｅｖｅｒｙ ａｒｅａ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｃａｎ ｂｅ ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ. Ｊｏｉｎ ｔｈｅｍ--ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｂｅ ｓｈｙ ａｂｏｕｔ ｂｅｉｎｇ ａ ｎｅｗ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｏｒ ａｎ ａｓ ｙｅｔ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ ｏｎｅ. Ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ ｍｅｅｔ ｍａｎｙ ｉｎ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｇｒｏｕｐｓ ｗｈｏ ａｒｅ ａｌｓｏ ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ. Ｔｒｙ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ ｃｏｎｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ ｏｎ ｆｏｒ ｓｉｚｅ. Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ａｎｄ ｅｎｊｏｙｅｄ ｔｈｅｍ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ａｓ ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ ｍｕｃｈ. Ｉ ｅｖｅｎ ｓｕｂｍｉｔｔｅｄ ａ ｓｈｏｒｔ ｓｔｏｒｙ ｔｏ Ｇｕｙ Ｏｗｅｎ, ａｕｔｈｏｒ ｏｆ "Ｔｈｅ Ｂａｌｌａｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｆｌｉｍ-Ｆｌａｍ Ｍａｎ", ｏｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈｅ ｗｒｏｔｅ ｈｉｓ ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔｓ. Ｉ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｐｙ. Ｔｈｅ ｐｏｉｎｔ ｉｓ, ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｇｉｖｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｗｏｒｋ ｔｏ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ａｎｄ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｔｏ ｃｒｉｔｉｑｕｅ; ｔｈｅｙ ｏｒｄｉｎａｒｉｌｙ ｋｎｏｗ ｄｉｄｄｌｙ-ｓｑｕａｔ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ, ｍａｙ ｂｅ ｊｅａｌｏｕｓ ｏｆ ｙｏｕ, ｍａｙ ｎｏｔ ｇｉｖｅ ｙｏｕ ｈｏｎｅｓｔ ｆｅｅｄｂａｃｋ, ａｎｄ ａｎｙ ｃｒｉｔｉｑｕｅ ｉｓ ｎｅｘｔ ｔｏ ｗｏｒｔｈｌｅｓｓ ｏｗｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃｌｏｓｅｎｅｓｓ. Ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ ｇｒｏｕｐｓ ａｒｅ ｆｏｒ ｔｈａｔ ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅ ａｎｄ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ ｗｉｌｌ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ ｈｏｎｅｓｔ ｆｅｅｄｂａｃｋ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ａｓ ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅｍｅｎｔ. Ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ "ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ", ｔｏｏ, ａｎｄ ａｒｅ ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｉｎｇ ａｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｐｏｉｎｔ ａｌｏｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｐａｔｈ ａｓ ｗｉｌｌ ｙｏｕ. Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｐｒｏｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ ａｔ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ, ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈｅ ｒｕｌｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｒｏａｄ--ｇｒａｍｍａｒ ａｎｄ ｓｙｎｔａｘ. Ｉｆ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｆａｃｔｏｒｓ ｉｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｈｏｒｔｆａｌｌ ｉｎ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ--ａｎｄ ｗｈｏ ｄｏｅｓｎ'ｔ ｎｅｅｄ ｈｅｌｐ ｗｉｔｈ ｇｒａｍｍａｒ ａｎｄ ｓｙｎｔａｘ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ--ｔａｋｅ ａ ｒｅｆｒｅｓｈｅｒ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ ｅａｒｌｙ ｏｎ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｐｕｒｓｕｉｔ ｏｆ ａ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｃａｒｅｅｒ. Ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ ｉｎ ｈｉｇｈ ｓｃｈｏｏｌ, ｂｕｔ Ｉ ｃａｎ ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅ ｙｏｕ, ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ ａｌｌ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｒｕｌｅｓ ｏｆ ｐｕｎｃｔｕａｔｉｏｎ, ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ, ｃｏｍａ ｕｓｅｓ, ｅｔｃ. Ａ ｒｅｆｒｅｓｈｅｒ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｇｉｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａ ｎｅｗ ｓｔａｒｔ ｉｎ ｅｎｅｒｇｉｚｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｋｉｌｌｓ ａｎｄ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｂａｓｉｃ ｔｏｏｌｓ ｏｆ ａｌｌ ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ. Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｇｏｏｄ ｇｒａｍｍａｒ ａｎｄ ａ ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ ｏｆ ｈｏｗ ｔｏ ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ ａ ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ, ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄ ｉｎ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈａｂｌｅ ｗｏｒｋ. Ｏｎｃｅ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｒｅａｃｑｕａｉｎｔｅｄ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｔｏｏｌｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃｒａｆｔ ｏｆ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ, ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｒｅａｄｙ ｆｏｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｉｎｇ. Ｔｒｙ ｉｔ. Ｓｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ ａｎｄ ｗｒｉｔｅ. Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｂｅｓｔ ｔｏ "ｗｒｉｔｅ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ" ａｎｄ ｎｏｔ ｔｒｙ ｔｏ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅ ａ ｍａｎｕｓｃｒｉｐｔ ｏｎ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ'ｔ. Ｆｏｒ ｉｎｓｔａｎｃｅ, ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｗｏｒｋ ｉｎ ａ ｄａｙ ｃａｒｅ ｃｅｎｔｅｒ, ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ａｃｑｕｉｒｅｄ ｅｘｔｅｎｓｉｖｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｃｈｉｌｄ ｃａｒｅ ｄｏ'ｓ ａｎｄ ｄｏｎ'ｔｓ. Ｃｈｉｌｄ ｃａｒｅ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅｓ ａｎｄ ｂｏｏｋｓ ｓｅｌｌ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ａｎ ｅｘｔｅｎｓｉｖｅ ｍａｒｋｅｔ ｆｏｒ ｇｏｏｄ, ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｖｅ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅｓ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ. Ｓｉｎｃｅ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｗｏｒｋｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈａｔ ｆｉｅｌｄ, ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ ｆｏｒ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｔｒｙ ｔｏ ｆｏｏｌ ｍｙ ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ Ｉ ｈａｄ. Ｙｏｕ ｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｏｉｎｔ? Ｗｒｉｔｅ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ--ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｂａｍｂｏｏｚｌｅ ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ ｏｒ ａｒｅ ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ ｆａｍｉｌｉａｒ ｗｉｔｈ ｉｔ. Ｔｏ ｈｅｌｐ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｉｓ, ｔｈｉｎｋ ｂａｃｋ ｏｖｅｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｌｉｆｅ'ｓ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ. Ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ ｈａｄ ａ ｍｕｌｔｉｔｕｄｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ ｉｔ ｏｒ ｎｏｔ, ｎｏ ｍａｔｔｅｒ ｈｏｗ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｂｅ--ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ ａｇｅ ｄｏｅｓ ｈａｖｅ ｉｔｓ ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ ｈｅｒｅ. Ｅｖｅｒｙ ｄａｙ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ ｈａｓ ｌｅｄ ｔｏ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｉｍｐｌａｎｔｅｄ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｒａｉｎ, ｈａｓ ｇｉｖｅｎ ｙｏｕ ａ ｂｉｔ ｏｆ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｙｏｕ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｕｍｕｌａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ ｉｓ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｔｏ ｐｉｃｋ ａ ｔｏｐｉｃ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｆａｍｉｌｉａｒ ｗｉｔｈ ａｎｄ ｗｒｉｔｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ. Ｗｈｅｒｅ ｄｉｄ ｙｏｕ ｇｒｏｗ ｕｐ? Ｔｈｅ ｉｎｎｅｒ ｃｉｔｙ? Ｉｎ ａ ｓｍａｌｌ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ ｔｏｗｎ? Ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｗａｔｅｒ ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ--ａ ｌａｋｅ ｏｒ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｏｃｅａｎ? Ｔｈｅｓｅ ｃａｎ ｂｅ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｓ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｅｆｆｏｒｔｓ. Ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ ｍｏｒｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｌｉｖｉｎｇ ｉｎ Ｂｅｄｆｏｒｄ-Ｓｔｕｙｖｅｓａｎｔ, Ｂｒｏｏｋｌｙｎ, Ｎｅｗ Ｙｏｒｋ, ｏｒ Ｂｅｌｆａｓｔ, Ｍａｉｎｅ, ｔｈａｎ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｗｈｏ ｈａｓ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｖｉｓｉｔｅｄ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｌｏｃａｌｅｓ. Ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｌｉｆｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ, ｕｓｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｏｌｄ ｆａｍｉｌｉａｒ ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｒｈｏｏｄ ａｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｅｔｔｉｎｇ, ｉｓ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌ ｆｏｒ ａｎｙ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ. Ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ ｈｉｎｔ ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｐｒｏｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｓｕｂｓｃｒｉｂｅ ｔｏ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅｓ. Ｉ ｐｒｅｆｅｒ "Ｗｒｉｔｅｒ'ｓ Ｄｉｇｅｓｔ"; ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｆｏｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｔｉｍｅ ａｎｄ ａｒｅ ｒｅｌａｔｉｖｅｌｙ ｉｎｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ ｆｏｒ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｇｅｔ. Ｒｅｃｅｉｖｉｎｇ ａ ｎｅｗ ｃｏｐｙ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍａｉｌ ｐｅｒｉｏｄｉｃａｌｌｙ ｗｉｌｌ ｈｅｌｐ ｋｅｅｐ ｙｏｕｒ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ ｐｉｑｕｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ ａｔ ｉｔ. Ｉ ｅａｇｅｒｌｙ ａｗａｉｔ ｅａｃｈ ｎｅｗ ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｓａｖｅ ｔｈｅｍ ａｌｌ ｆｏｒ ｆｕｔｕｒｅ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ. Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ａｌｓｏ ｊｏｉｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｎｌｉｎｅ ｓｉｔｅ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｆｒｅｅ ａｄｖｉｃｅ ｏｎ ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｓ ａｎｄ ｅｖｅｎ ｇｅｔ ｃｒｉｔｉｑｕｅｓ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｗｏｒｋｓ ｂｙ ｊｏｉｎｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｎｕｍｅｒｏｕｓ ｆｏｒｕｍ ａｎｄ ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ ｇｒｏｕｐｓ. Ｅｖｅｒｙ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｂｉｔ ｈｅｌｐｓ ｃｕｍｕｌａｔｉｖｅｌｙ. Ｎｅｘｔ ｏｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｑｕｅｓｔ ｔｏ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈａｂｌｅ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｉｓ ｒｅａｌｉｚｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ ｉｓ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ａ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｄｒａｆｔ, ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｎａｌ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｈａｎｄ. Ｆａｒ ｆｒｏｍ ｉｔ--ｆｏｒ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｌｅａｒｎ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｅｌｓｅ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｏｆ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ, ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ｌｅａｒｎ ｔｏ ｓｅｌｆ-ｅｄｉｔ, ｒｅｖｉｓｅ, ａｎｄ ｒｅｗｒｉｔｅ. Ｕｎｅｎｄｉｎｇｌｙ, ａｎｄ ｕｎｍｅｒｃｉｆｕｌｌｙ. Ｎｅｖｅｒ, ｅｖｅｒ ｓｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ ａｎｄ ｗｒｉｔｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ ａ ｍａｓｔｅｒｐｉｅｃｅ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｉｍｅ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ. Ｉｔ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｈａｐｐｅｎ! Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｗｒｉｔｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ, ｆｏｒ ｓｕｒｅ. Ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ａｃｃｅｐｔ ｔｈａｔ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ ｉｓ ｉｎ ｄｉｒｅ ｎｅｅｄ ｏｆ ｒｅｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ. Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｂｅ ｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｄｒａｆｔ ｏｆ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ. Ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｔｈａｔ ｐｒｏｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ ａｎｄ ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ ａｒｅ ｎｅａｒｌｙ ａｌｌ ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ. Ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｂｅｔ ｏｎ. Ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｓｅｅ ｉｎ ｐｒｉｎｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｕｌｔ ｏｆ ｃｏｕｎｔｌｅｓｓ ｈｏｕｒｓ ｏｆ ｒｅｖｉｓｉｏｎ, ｒｅｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ, ａｎｄ ｅｖｅｎ ｍｏｒｅ ｒｅｖｉｓｉｏｎ. Ｎｏ ｍａｔｔｅｒ ｈｏｗ ｍａｎｙ ｔｉｍｅｓ ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｉｓ ｒｏｕｔｉｎｅ, ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｗｏｒｋ--ｕｎｔｉｌ ａｎｄ ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄｌｉｎｅ ｆｏｒ ｓｕｂｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ. Ｏｎｅ ｆａｍｏｕｓ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｏｆ ｎｏｖｅｌｓ ａｄｍｉｔｔｅｄ ｈｅ ｓｅｌｆ-ｅｄｉｔｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｗｏｒｋ ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｔｗｅｎｔｙ-ｅｉｇｈｔ ｔｉｍｅｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｓｕｂｍｉｔｔｉｎｇ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｈｉｓ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｒ. Ｅｖｅｎ ｔｈｅｎ, ｈｅ ｓｔａｔｅｄ, ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｄｄｌｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｎｉｇｈｔ ａｆｔｅｒ ｓｕｂｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ａｗａｋｅｎ ｗｉｔｈ ｄｏｕｂｔｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｉｓ ｍａｎｕｓｃｒｉｐｔ, ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ, "Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｍａｄｅ ｉｔ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ." Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ａｔｔｉｔｕｄｅ. Ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ｄｏ ｗｒｉｔｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ, ｐｕｔ ｉｔ ａｓｉｄｅ ｆｏｒ--ｉｔ ｉｓ ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄｅｄ--ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｄａｙｓ. Ｌｅｔ ｉｔ ｓｔｅｗ, ａｌｌｏｗ ｔｉｍｅ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｍｉｎｄ ｔｏ ｃｌｅａｒ, ａｌｌｏｗ ｆｒｅｓｈ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ ｔｏ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｉｎｇ ｉｔ. Ｂｕｔ, ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｆｒｅｔ ｏｖｅｒ ｉｔ. Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｄｅｆｅａｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅ ｏｆ ｒｅｆｒｅｓｈｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｐｅｒｓｐｅｃｔｉｖｅ ｏｎ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ. Ｇｏ ｏｆｆ ａｎｄ ｈａｖｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｆｕｎ, ｗｏｒｋ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｇａｒｄｅｎ, ｇｏ ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ, ｔａｋｅ ａ ｄａｙ ｔｒｉｐ, ｇｏ ｔｏ ｄｉｎｎｅｒ. Ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｍｉｎｄ ｏｆｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ａｗｈｉｌｅ. Ｄｏ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｂｕｔ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ. Ｂｙ ｓｏ ｄｏｉｎｇ, ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ｄｏ ｇｅｔ ｂａｃｋ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ ｗｏｒｋ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｓｅｅ ｉｔ ｍｏｒｅ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ, ｂｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ, ｂｅ ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｒｅｗｒｉｔｅ ａｓ ｙｏｕ ｓｅｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｖｉｓｉｂｌｙ ｈｏｗ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｍａｋｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｗｏｒｋ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ. Ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｔｈｉｓ ｗｉｌｌ ｒｅｓｕｌｔ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｎｏｔ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｅｓｔ ｗｏｒｋ. Ｎｏ ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ ｏｎ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｉｎｇ ｓｔｙｌｅ ｍａｎｕａｌｓ ａｍｏｎｇ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ ｂｏｏｋｓ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｆｉｎｄ ｉｎｄｉｓｐｅｎｓａｂｌｅ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｅｆｆｏｒｔｓ. Ｉ ｐｒｅｆｅｒ--ａｎｄ ｈａｖｅ ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｅ--"Ｔｈｅ Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ Ｍａｎｕａｌ ｏｆ Ｓｔｙｌｅ (16ｔｈ ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ)", ａ ｂｅｈｅｍｏｔｈ ｏｆ ａ ｂｏｏｋ ｃｏｖｅｒｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｔｏｐｉｃ ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ ｅｖｅｒ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｋｎｏｗ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｗｏｒｋ. Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ 1000 ｐａｇｅｓ ｏｆ ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ ｄｅｔａｉｌｅｄ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ ｇｒａｍｍａｒ, ｍａｎｕｓｃｒｉｐｔ ｐｒｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ, ｒｕｌｅｓ ｏｆ ｐｕｎｃｔｕａｔｉｏｎ, ｅｔｃ. Ｉ ｆｉｎｄ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａ ｇｒｅａｔ ｈｅｌｐ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈａｔ ｐｅｓｋｙ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ ａｒｉｓｅｓ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｍｙｒｉａｄ ａｓｐｅｃｔｓ ｏｆ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ ａ ｐｉｅｃｅ ｏｆ ｗｏｒｋ ｓｕｉｔａｂｌｅ ｆｏｒ ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ. Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ ｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ ｔｏ ａｓ "ｔｈｅ ｂｉｂｌｅ" ｗｈｅｎ ｉｔ ｃｏｍｅｓ ｔｏ ｅｄｉｔｏｒｓ, ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｒｓ, ｏｒ ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ "Ｔｈｅ Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ Ｐｒｅｓｓ Ｓｔｙｌｅｂｏｏｋ (2009)" ｆｏｒ ｕｓｅ ｍａｉｎｌｙ ｂｙ ｊｏｕｒｎａｌｉｓｔｓ ａｎｄ ｎｅｗｓｐａｐｅｒ ｔｙｐｅｓ. Ｗｈｉｃｈｅｖｅｒ ｓｔｙｌｅ ｍａｎｕａｌ ｙｏｕ ｃｈｏｏｓｅ--ａｎｄ ｄｏ ｃｈｏｏｓｅ ａｎｄ ｂｕｙ ｏｎｅ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｅｓｋｔｏｐ--ｉｔ ｗｉｌｌ ｈｅｌｐ ｙｏｕ ｉｍｍｅａｓｕｒａｂｌｙ ｔｏ ｃｏｎｆｏｒｍ ｔｏ ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｅｍｂａｒｒａｓｓ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ ｂｙ ｓｕｂｍｉｔｔｉｎｇ ａ ｍａｎｕｓｃｒｉｐｔ ｒｉｆｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｎｏｎｃｏｎｆｏｒｍｉｎｇ ｅｒｒｏｒｓ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｉｎｔｅｎｄ ｔｏ ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ ｔｈｅ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｌｉｆｅ ａｎｄ ａｒｅ ｅｎｔｈｕｓｉａｓｔｉｃ ａｂｏｕｔ ｄｏｉｎｇ ｓｏ ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｌｙ, ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｕｉｌｄ ａ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ ｏｆ ｂｏｏｋｓ ｏｎ, ｗｈａｔ ｅｌｓｅ, ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｔｏｏ ｍａｎｙ ｔｏ ｌｉｓｔ ｏｒ ｅｖｅｎ ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓ ｈｅｒｅ. Ｉ'ｖｅ ｒｅａｄ ｄｏｚｅｎｓ ｕｐｏｎ ｄｏｚｅｎｓ. Ｓｏｍｅ ｅｘｔｅｎｓｉｖｅｌｙ, ｓｏｍｅ ｎｏｔ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ. Ｓｏｍｅ ａｒｅ ｏｆ ｇｒｅａｔ ｈｅｌｐ, ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｊｕｓｔ ｐａｐｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ ｗｏｒｄｓ ｏｎ ｉｔ--ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｒｅｈａｓｈｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ ｏｆ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ａｒｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｎｅｔａｒｙ ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ａｕｔｈｏｒ ａｎｄ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｒ ａｎｄ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｄｅｒ. Ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｗａｓｔｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｍｏｎｅｙ ｏｎ ｔｈｏｓｅ. Ｓｏｍｅ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｂｏｏｋｓ ａｒｅ ｗｏｒｔｈ ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｎｇ ｉｎ ａｓ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ ｒｅｓｏｒｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅｍ ｆｏｒ ａｎｓｗｅｒｓ ｔｏ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ, ｏｒ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｔｏ ｂｏｌｓｔｅｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｆｌａｇｇｉｎｇ ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ ｓｔａｔｅ ａｓ ｙｏｕ ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ--ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅ ａｔ ｏｎｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｏｒ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ. Ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ ａｌｏｎｅ ｉｎ ｔｈａｔ, ｆｏｒ ｓｕｒｅ. Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｂｏｏｋｓ Ｉ ｗｉｌｌ ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｇｅｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｈａｎｄｓ ｏｎ. Ｏｎｅ ｉｓ Ｓｔｒｕｎｋ ａｎｄ Ｗｈｉｔｅ'ｓ "Ｔｈｅ Ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ Ｓｔｙｌｅ" ａｎｄ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｉｓ Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｚｉｎｓｓｅｒ'ｓ "Ｏｎ Ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ Ｗｅｌｌ: Ｔｈｅ Ｃｌａｓｓｉｃ Ｇｕｉｄｅ ｔｏ Ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ Ｎｏｎｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ (25ｔｈ ａｎｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙ ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ)", ａ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ ｐａｇｅ ｍａｒｖｅｌ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ ｃｌｅａｒ ａｎｄ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｐｕｔ, ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｗｅｌｌ-ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ-ｏｕｔ, ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ａｔｔｉｔｕｄｅｓ, ｆｏｒｍｓ, ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ, ａｎｄ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ ｏｆ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ. Ｔｈｅｓｅ ａｎｄ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｄｉｃｔｉｏｎａｒｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ａｓ ａ Ｒｏｇｅｔ'ｓ Ｔｈｅｓａｕｒｕｓ. Ｋｅｅｐ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｈａｎｄｙ ｏｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｅｓｋ, ｏｒ ｗｈｅｒｅｖｅｒ ｙｏｕ ｗｒｉｔｅ, ｆｏｒ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅｓ--ｏｒ, ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃａｓｅｓ ｏｆ Ｓｔｒｕｎｋ ａｎｄ Ｚｉｎｓｓｅｒ, ａｓ ｇｕｉｄｅｓ ｔｏ ｐｅｒｕｓｅ ｏｎ ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ. Ｉ ｋｅｅｐ ｍｉｎｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｆｆｅｅ ｔａｂｌｅ, ｐｉｃｋ ｔｈｅｍ ｕｐ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｅｌｅｖｉｓｉｏｎ ｉｓ ｂｏｒｉｎｇ, ａｎｄ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｔｈｕｍｂ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｏ ａｎ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ ｐａｒｔ ｏｒ ａ ｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｎｅｅｄ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｎ ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｐｅｓｋｙ ａｐｏｓｔｒｏｐｈｅｓ. Ｉ'ｖｅ ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ Ｉ ｎｅｅｄ ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｔ ｒｅｖｉｅｗ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ｒｅｍａｉｎ ｓｈａｒｐ, ｏｒ ａｓ ｓｈａｒｐ ａｓ Ｉ ｃａｎ ｇｅｔ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｉｎｇ. Ｏｈ, Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｇｏ ｏｎ ａｎｄ ｏｎ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ. Ｍａｎｙ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｈａｖｅ. Ｉ ｃａｎ ｏｎｌｙ ｓｕｍ ｔｈｉｓ ｕｐ ｂｙ ｓａｙｉｎｇ: Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ--ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ--ｗｏｒｋ ａｔ ｉｔ. Ｂｅ ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ, ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ ａｒｅ ｍａｄｅ ｎｏｔ ｂｏｒｎ! Ｓｔｕｄｙ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ--ｓｔｕｄｙ ｓｏｍｅ ｍｏｒｅ. Ｒｅａｄ, ｉｎｃｅｓｓａｎｔｌｙ ａｎｄ ｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌｌｙ. Ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ; ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｗｒｉｔｅ ｔｈｅ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ. Ａｎｄ, ｅｎｊｏｙ ｙｏｕｒ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ, ｔａｋｅ ｐｒｉｄｅ ｉｎ ｉｔ, ｂｅ ｅｎｔｈｕｓｉａｓｔｉｃ ａｎｄ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｔｒｙｉｎｇ ｔｏ ａｃｈｉｅｖｅ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ａ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ, ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ ｔｈｅ ｅｆｆｏｒｔ ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ｍａｋｅ. Ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ ｉｓ ａ ｊｏｕｒｎｅｙ, ｅｎｊｏｙ ｉｔ ｗｈｉｌｅ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ. Ｔａｋｅ ｉｎ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｓｉｇｈｔｓ, ｓｏｕｎｄｓ, ａｎｄ ｓｍｅｌｌｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｌｉｆｅ--ｉｆ ｏｎｌｙ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ. Ｍａｋｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ａ ｊｏｙｆｕｌ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ, ｎｏｔ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｄｒｕｄｇｅｒｙ. Ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｏｆ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ａｓ ａ ｃｈｏｒｅ ｏｒ ａ ｊｏｂ. Ａｎｄ, ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｄｏｎｅ ａｌｌ ｔｈｉｓ -- -- Ｒｅｗｒｉｔｅ ａｎｄ ｒｅｖｉｓｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｗｏｒｋ! |
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