Will Once
Seeing as I am an aspiring writer myself, I had better be careful how I answer this! If I knew all the secrets I would be the next JK Rowling...
I suppose the advice that I am trying to live by is ...
1. "butt in chair" - do the hard graft. Put words on the page. Every day. Without fail. Set yourself word targets and stick to them. You may be the best writer in the world but no-one will know this unless you have books for people to read.
2. Finish well. I'm a great starter of projects but I know I have a weakness in finishing things off.
3. Know the rules about good writing before you try to break them.
4. Be true to yourself and have fun.
5. Persevere.
I suppose the advice that I am trying to live by is ...
1. "butt in chair" - do the hard graft. Put words on the page. Every day. Without fail. Set yourself word targets and stick to them. You may be the best writer in the world but no-one will know this unless you have books for people to read.
2. Finish well. I'm a great starter of projects but I know I have a weakness in finishing things off.
3. Know the rules about good writing before you try to break them.
4. Be true to yourself and have fun.
5. Persevere.
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Scott Smialkowski
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Will Once:
I came across a blog with a discussion you were having with people about the god paradox. I must say that your ability to logical assess is quite impressive. I often get in arguments with people because people say things but mean something else. People try to take different meanings often from my words. Do you have this problem? Is being very "logical" also mean being very "literal."
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