7 Lies About Writing You Probably Believe

February 17, 2017

ADDICTED TO WRITING!! Since then, I've subscribed to this website and today I get this email about 7 lies about being a writer that we probably believe. Let's share!

It says there's a lot of bad information out there about how to become a writer. Some of it is well intentioned, some come from ignorance, and some is just a little bit mean, but it’s important to know which advice about becoming a writer is true and isn't.

#1. You have to be inspired.

\\Inspiration is for amateurs. Real writers write. If you want to be a writer, just go for it. Follow your heart, hold a pen/pencil or tap your keyboard and start writing!!!

#2. You have to be a grammar expert.

\\You don’t need to be an expert at grammar to be a writer. That’s what editors are for. You DO have to learn to be interesting like, during my SPM, we have to write a narrative story. O' God, I really love that part, but finally, I ended up writing an Argumentative essay for my SPM. sigh... I've got A for English :3

#3. Writer is an introvert.

\\The reality is that you do have to be able to spend many hours alone to be a writer, but that never stopped many extroverts from becoming writers. Mix with society, know their stories and manipulate them into a super extra interesting story. Hahahahaha..

#4. Writers make lots of money.

\\The reality is that writers often do make good money, but rarely just from their writing. I don't know much about this. hehe...

#5. Finishing your book is the hardest part.

\\For real, when you finish your book, that’s just the beginning of becoming a writer.

#6. You have good ideas.

\\It doesn’t matter how many great book ideas you have if you can’t finish your book.

#7. You could never be a writer.

\\You can make it as a writer. I promise. Don’t get discouraged. Instead, get busy. Like my teacher said, student will be more focus when they know that they have little time and many things to finish. That's why a student can finish their assignment 100% faster especially when the due date is tomorrow hahahahahahahah :').

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The reality is we're all learning, we all have more practice to do, and none of us have arrived. I hope you won't let what you don't know about writing stop you from enjoying the process.

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