From Newbie to Master—Understanding the Writer’s Journey

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“The mark of a pro is they make whatever we want to do look easy. From running a business to playing guitar to wicked cool Kung Fu moves, masters rarely seem to even break a sweat. Same with authors. With the pros? The story flows, pulls us in, and appears seamless and effortless.” Check out Kristen Lamb’s great new post on the journey from newbie to master writer…

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:

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The mark of a pro is they make whatever we want to do look easy. From running a business to playing guitar to wicked cool Kung Fu moves, masters rarely seem to even break a sweat. Same with authors. With the pros? The story flows, pulls us in, and appears seamless and effortless.

Many of us decided to become writers because we grew up loving books. Because good storytellers are masters of what they do, we can easily fall into a misguided notion that ���writing is easy.��� Granted there are a rare few exceptions, but most of us will go through three acts (stages) in this career if we stick it through.

Act One���The Neophyte

This is when we are brand new. We���ve never read a craft book and the words flow. We never run out of words to put on a page because���

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