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On Becoming A Writer
When Tony invited me to guest blog, I said
yes immediately. For ten days, I kicked around ideas, rejecting one after the
other. I felt like it had all been said before. That writing, the process of
it, really isn’t all that exciting. If you asked me what my work day is like
and I told you, you’d probably yawn.
Then today, a friend asked me how I went
about becoming a writer. Such a
simple question, and yet … so profound. Well, there is no one way. There is no
formula. You just sit down and do it. Day, after day, after day. Word after
word. Page after page. Book after book.
You do it when you don’t believe in
yourself. You do it when you don’t feel like it. You do it when you’re afraid
to show it to anyone for fear they’ll erupt in hysterical laughter or tear
apart every phrase you toiled over. You do it even when you’re not sure your
story will ever be read by another human being.
To get past all that, you have to
understand why it is that you want to write.
Do it because you have something to say.
Something to share. Pain you need to heal from. Hope you keep close to your
heart that things can turn out for
the better, even if only in a fictional world. Do it because you believe in
true love, conquering fear, happy endings and good guys saving the world. Write
to connect with others. Because whatever you feel in the deepest, most hidden
recesses of your soul, someone else has probably felt that way, too.
The Best Stories
The
best stories reveal truths about ourselves and our worlds that we weren’t aware
of before. They bring us closer together. They move us emotionally.
When I was a teenager, I was in love with
the idea of being a writer. I had a
typewriter and desk tucked away in my closet. I’d write a page or two of a
story and abandon it. I didn’t yet understand that writing a book was a long
and often tedious process.
That dream, though, of being a writer eventually drew me back – but not for another twenty
plus years. Even at thirty, I didn’t yet possess enough confidence in how to
portray my ideas, or understand the parts of a story, or have the commitment to
write an entire book. To those of you at this stage, don’t let that stop you. Start
somewhere. Write journal entries, write articles, write blog posts. Just …
write.
Write as if no one but you is ever going to
read it. Because when you start to worry about criticism, rejection or
disinterest, you aren’t going to write in your most authentic voice. When you
worry about even finishing the blessed book, the whole task can seem so
daunting that you chuck it early on to save yourself the grief.
Take it one paragraph at a time
A writing instructor once asked the class I
was in what defines you as a writer. Most of us said having a book published.
His answer was: Writers write. Plain and simple.
Now, becoming a ‘published author’ is
another matter. Luckily, it’s more attainable than ever these days. Computers,
the internet, and digital self-publishing make it a thousand times easier than
it was a decade or two ago.
Just remember, before you can become a
published author, first you must write.
Until later,
Gemi
About the Author
N. Gemini Sasson is the author of six historical novels set in 14th and 15th century Scotland, England and Wales, including The Bruce Trilogy and Isabeau, A Novel of Queen Isabella and Sir Roger Mortimer (2011 IPPY Silver Medalist in Historical Fiction).
Her latest release is Uneasy Lies the Crown, A Novel of Owain Glyndwr. Long after writing about Robert the Bruce and Queen Isabella, Sasson learned she is a descendant of both.
If you'd like to learn more about N. Gemini Sasson's books, visit her website www.ngeminsasson.com or blog http://ngeminisasson.blogspot.com and find her on Twitter @NGeminiSasson
Her latest release is Uneasy Lies the Crown, A Novel of Owain Glyndwr. Long after writing about Robert the Bruce and Queen Isabella, Sasson learned she is a descendant of both.
If you'd like to learn more about N. Gemini Sasson's books, visit her website www.ngeminsasson.com or blog http://ngeminisasson.blogspot.com and find her on Twitter @NGeminiSasson