Wednesday 19 December 2012

Writing Success Doesn't Come Overnight

By Ron Wilson


A profession in writing is never ever an over night success. To be really efficient in your craft it takes around one decade of continuous practice. Even for those who are fortunate enough to be successful early in their occupation, they are not at the peak of their capability, and the pressure on them to continue to prosper is tremendous.

Becoming an author can be lonely and discouraging. Because of the nature of the career path it is important to surround yourself with support. Make an effort to join a number of writing courses, forums and online groups who can share their journeys with you, and support you through the harder times.

Often you will see others who succeed before you do, and this can become frustrating - especially if they have not been practising as long as you have. Just remember that there are many factors which determine the rate of a person's success, and as long as you persist, and continue to learn and evolve your writing style, you will find success as well.

Anyone who has ever truly succeeded has failed many times before. Nobody succeeds on their first time, and the biggest successes are often those who have failed the most times but have stuck with it, and learnt from their mistakes. For the creative writer, rejection letters are a part of everyday life, and you cannot let them discourage you, or turn you off your writing.

Composing the written word is an expression of yourself, and it frequently takes time to develop. Your writing is going to be different to everybody else's, and it may take a lot of time to find your audience. Don't expect everyone to like your work, as you cannot please all individuals all the time. Everybody has special tastes, and life would be dull if we all liked the same books!

At the end of the day, composing writing is a job like any other. There are people who have been promoted to positions of high authority, there are others who are spending years on the first rung of the ladder, and there is every thing in between. Do not anticipate too much too quickly, and you will eventually get to where you want to be.




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