Brian Asman
If you write, you're a writer, not an "aspiring" writer.
Treat every piece of writing advice as suggestion, not law.
Well, except for this--if you continue writing, and don't act like a jerk, you will achieve some sort of success. It might take years, and you might have to redefine what you consider success, but if you don't quit you will eventually place a short story somewhere, have a blog post go viral, get an agent or even get to hold a beautifully-bound hardback in your hands.
Couple years ago, when I was starting out, I hooked up with a like-minded group of inexperienced writers. In the intervening years, every single one of them has achieved some sort of success. Every. Single. One.
Treat every piece of writing advice as suggestion, not law.
Well, except for this--if you continue writing, and don't act like a jerk, you will achieve some sort of success. It might take years, and you might have to redefine what you consider success, but if you don't quit you will eventually place a short story somewhere, have a blog post go viral, get an agent or even get to hold a beautifully-bound hardback in your hands.
Couple years ago, when I was starting out, I hooked up with a like-minded group of inexperienced writers. In the intervening years, every single one of them has achieved some sort of success. Every. Single. One.
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