From Practice to Mastery: 10 Quick Insights for Writers

Notes from a novel writing workshop:

1. Writing is a practice. Do it every day.

2. Writing is failure and rejections. It can be a painful dig to find what glimmers.

3. Writing is endurance. It is a beloved commitment. It means saying, “Yes, I’m still writing.”

4. Writing is personal. You have questions you are trying to answer.

5. Writing is reading to become fluent.

6. Writing technique is practice.

7. Writings takes courage, especially when dealing with daunting subjec...