Victoria Corva
Read, write, and read some more.
Finish the things you start, so that you can understand how to craft a whole story, and not just a very good start.
Get other eyes and other opinions on the things you write, but choose who you share it with carefully.
Not all critique is equal, useful, or fair, but some critique is necessary to grow.
And remember that publishing doesn't have to be the goal. It's wonderful, and I love it, but it's more than acceptable to write for the joy of it.
You are a real writer as long as you have written or are writing. And we all go through fallow periods. Don't beat yourself up if it's been a while since you last wrote. It doesn't make you any less of a writer.
Finish the things you start, so that you can understand how to craft a whole story, and not just a very good start.
Get other eyes and other opinions on the things you write, but choose who you share it with carefully.
Not all critique is equal, useful, or fair, but some critique is necessary to grow.
And remember that publishing doesn't have to be the goal. It's wonderful, and I love it, but it's more than acceptable to write for the joy of it.
You are a real writer as long as you have written or are writing. And we all go through fallow periods. Don't beat yourself up if it's been a while since you last wrote. It doesn't make you any less of a writer.
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