A three-course blog meal

Appetizer

Just last week I was exploring the idea of male and female voice in writing. So I was quite interested in this thought-provoking post from Janni Simner about boys, girls, and reading.


Main Course

Today's topic is patience.

Writers are often asked what it takes to be a writer. We have loads of answers. It takes a love of language. It takes persistence, commitment, observational skills, etc., etc. I don't know how often we mention that it also takes patience.

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