If I call myself crazy, then no one can insult me anymore.
And yes, writers are often crazy.
No “normal” person would invest hours, days and years in a project for which they are not paid.
Or to put it with Mark Twain:
"It's idiotic to spend seven or eight months writing a novel when you can buy one in any bookstore for two dollars."
But it is precisely el salvador telegram screening this idiocy, this madness, this peculiarity that authors need.
I have picked out 10 of these strange abilities for you:
Skill #1: Shoveling Poop
This skill is probably the most important. It is what distinguishes the hobby author from the real author.
Stephen King puts it this way in his biography: Keep writing.
"Even if you feel like you're shoveling shit while sitting down."
Stephen King
What does this mean for us?
Most writers write, delete, write, delete and then stop because they are demotivated.
But even if you don't like your words (yet), keep writing.
The only difference between an amateur author and a professional: the professional has not stopped writing.
#ReadingTip: 30 Writing Tips from Stephen King.