Being a Writer

I met an interesting woman at my last Missouri Writers, Ink meeting. She had taught English, helped students publish award winning annuals and dreamed of writing her own books. And she has yet to put a word on paper or computer screen.
A writer writes because writing is as much a part of their being as living and breathing. But that doesn't put a word down on paper or up on a computer screen.
Every story about a successful author has one thing in common. The author sits down and writes. Some write a certain number of pages. Others do a word count. Some have time frames. But words in a story, even ones ultimately cut or totally rewritten, appear on that paper or screen.
This habit is what divides writers from those who dream of being writers. This habit takes ambition and stubborn persistence.
Spring with all its distractions make it so hard for me to keep sitting down and writing every morning. New baby kid goats, warm weather, the garden and the wildflowers on the hills lure me away.
But I am a writer. I will persevere. I will work faithfully every day. Maybe a deadline will help keep me inside yet another day.