The terms "talent" and "skill" is often be banded about. I see many young writers, new writers who speak in awe of someone's talent. This is often followed with "I'll never be that good" or "I wish I was that talented." It's easy to get disheartened in the creative arts.
I had drafted this article a while ago, however, a passing comment from someone I know, regarding losing heart made me decide to complete and upload it. Maybe this is a good time to discuss feelings of 'giving up' (works well with my last post, Creative Constipation).
A true writer loves to write, it is a passion that consumes, to some it is even a craving that needs to be fulfilled. So what happens when the words don’t come, the characters fall silent, the plotline stops... or worse. This is Creative Constipation (aka Writer’s Block) and every writer, from professional to amateur has suffered this. If you haven’t yet, you will – trust me.
How fast can you type your novel?
The faster you can type, the quicker you can produce drafts. Always a benefit! Though it's obviously not just speed that's important, accuracy is too.
So, do you know how fast you can type?
In my last blog post, regarding How to be a more organised writer, I mentioned getting your writing space organised, tidy and removing/reducing distractions.
The lovely Firestarawesome from Deviantart dropped me a comment regarding writing space, specifically communal writing areas.
So that is what I'm focusing on today.
Great! The world could always use more writers.
I've been writing since I was 8 years old and I'm now a lot older than 8 (we won't discuss HOW much older).
I have seen my work improve and I feel that over the many MANY years I've been writing, I've gleaned some personal thoughts on what (I think) people need to know if they want to be writers.
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