Bob Simms
Write. It seems obvious, but write. You can't be a writer unless you write. I've had people tell me that they wish they could publish a book, but haven't even written a page of it. It doesn't have to be good (no first draft ever is). It doesn't have to be a novel; it can be flash fiction, a description of your commute to work, whatever. You don't have to write eight hours a day (I would write on my commute to and from work). But write. Write as often as you can. Stuck on a plot point in your novel? Skip that chapter and write the next. Stuck for a subject? Search for writing prompts on the interweb. But write.
Write.
Write
Write.
Write
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