M.K. Martin
Write!
And drop the "aspiring". If you're writing, then you're a writer. That's the beauty of it. No one has to come around and dub you Lord or Lady Writerly Writerton of Writingford by the Glen.
On a practical note - be gentle with yourself. Your dreams are ephemeral and cannot stand up to much scrutiny at first, so write with tender love. Editing is where you weld the unforgiving pen of critical thought and call in the grammar police. For your first draft, just let it be what it is and love it, warts and all. And finish the dang thing!
And drop the "aspiring". If you're writing, then you're a writer. That's the beauty of it. No one has to come around and dub you Lord or Lady Writerly Writerton of Writingford by the Glen.
On a practical note - be gentle with yourself. Your dreams are ephemeral and cannot stand up to much scrutiny at first, so write with tender love. Editing is where you weld the unforgiving pen of critical thought and call in the grammar police. For your first draft, just let it be what it is and love it, warts and all. And finish the dang thing!
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