I am not a good writer but I love to write. I go by the saying, "Love conquers all." It has helped me conquer one writing deficiency after the other. A newbie wanting to write for a living can make good use of it, as well.
The road from scratch to riches, for a writer, is littered with potholes, obstacles, dead ends, detours and what have you. Hercules' trials are child's play compared to what your trials will be. And you need no less a bigger heart to conquer them all if you are to make a living out of it.
Many have trod this road before, that's the good part. The bad part is that only a very few made it. You can take valuable lessons from these guys. No need to reinvent the wheel.
Before taking the plunge, play the little game of "mirror, mirror on the wall..." on yourself, asking if writing is really what you want in life.
There are mountains and mountains of writing tips in the Internet. They all boil down to aptitude and attitude.
Sean Platt thought he can't write, never having had any formal writing education. But when he put his heart into it, he found out that he can and is now earning a fortune from it.
On the hand, a lot of people put up blogs believing they can write (I've read of lot of these). But their writing suck, their contents the dime-a-dozen type.
Aptitude answers the question, "Do you know how to write?"
Writing is both a skill and an art. As a skill, it can be learned. As an art, it can be developed and is very personal. We are all born with a gift. But this gift is useless unless we make use of it, polish it to make us stand over the others. That requires practice, practice and more practice.
Attitude answers the question, "Why do you want to write?"
More often than not, wanting to write and actually writing are poles apart. I write because I love to write. Nevertheless I sometimes have to fight against myself to sit down and start crafting an article.
Without a very strong and compelling reason to write, it is so easy to put things off till the "right time." There is no "right time" for a writer but "now."
"Writer's block" is another convenient alibi many writers seek refuge in. Hard core writers don't have writer's blocks.
Some writers struggle through an article a day for lack of interesting subjects to write about Prolific writers won't settle for anything less than two.
The Internet is a written world. And it is large enough to be perpetually in need of people with the aptitude and attitude to write. You, a newbie, can very well make a name and fortune for yourself if you put your heart into it.
Joseph Dabon, freelance writer and blogger on motivational, online business for newbies and happiness and fitness issues.
Come, visit my blog at http://homebizresources.net/ and message me.
By Joseph Dabon
The road from scratch to riches, for a writer, is littered with potholes, obstacles, dead ends, detours and what have you. Hercules' trials are child's play compared to what your trials will be. And you need no less a bigger heart to conquer them all if you are to make a living out of it.
Many have trod this road before, that's the good part. The bad part is that only a very few made it. You can take valuable lessons from these guys. No need to reinvent the wheel.
Before taking the plunge, play the little game of "mirror, mirror on the wall..." on yourself, asking if writing is really what you want in life.
There are mountains and mountains of writing tips in the Internet. They all boil down to aptitude and attitude.
Sean Platt thought he can't write, never having had any formal writing education. But when he put his heart into it, he found out that he can and is now earning a fortune from it.
On the hand, a lot of people put up blogs believing they can write (I've read of lot of these). But their writing suck, their contents the dime-a-dozen type.
Aptitude answers the question, "Do you know how to write?"
Writing is both a skill and an art. As a skill, it can be learned. As an art, it can be developed and is very personal. We are all born with a gift. But this gift is useless unless we make use of it, polish it to make us stand over the others. That requires practice, practice and more practice.
Attitude answers the question, "Why do you want to write?"
More often than not, wanting to write and actually writing are poles apart. I write because I love to write. Nevertheless I sometimes have to fight against myself to sit down and start crafting an article.
Without a very strong and compelling reason to write, it is so easy to put things off till the "right time." There is no "right time" for a writer but "now."
"Writer's block" is another convenient alibi many writers seek refuge in. Hard core writers don't have writer's blocks.
Some writers struggle through an article a day for lack of interesting subjects to write about Prolific writers won't settle for anything less than two.
The Internet is a written world. And it is large enough to be perpetually in need of people with the aptitude and attitude to write. You, a newbie, can very well make a name and fortune for yourself if you put your heart into it.
Joseph Dabon, freelance writer and blogger on motivational, online business for newbies and happiness and fitness issues.
Come, visit my blog at http://homebizresources.net/ and message me.
By Joseph Dabon
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