We can all learn from each other. If you want to be good at something, you have to make progress and keep improving and growing. Imagine what would happen if you lived in the third grade during school. How much did you miss in your life?
Here are some important things I have learned since I have been studying for more than 50 years:
1] Don't give up because you or others don't like the way you write now.
Like most other things in life, writing has been "under construction" for a long time. If you persist, you will grow into a writer and gradually become better and better. You may not start like this, but give yourself time to grow. A child does not grow from a baby to an adult. Nothing else in writing or in life. Be patient with yourself.
2] Go out and experience life.
An alternative writer is someone who writes through the experience of others. If you just write like this, you may not be so successful. In contrast, Ernest Hemingway is not the kind of writer. He walked into the trenches of life and experienced everything he wrote.
3] Use your story to help others.
If you have read most of my content through the Internet, you may have already seen a part of the story I have lived in, such as epilepsy and blindness. The more stories you tell you for the benefit of others, the better you will use their parts as illustrations. As you practice, it becomes more refined and can provide you with emotional release in the process. Later, you can use public speaking as a tool to share it.
4] Explore different ways of writing.
As a child who just started writing, I started with poetry. In my high school, I won the American essay contest as a junior. My four poems are published in an anthology, and these collections are collections of poems by different writers. During this time, another stone was published in a Japanese magazine with a poem with my photos and Japanese and English poems.
Next, I started writing articles about sadness and relationships. At this point, I am a minister and a hospital pastor. This is a column in the newspaper that lasted for six years.
In 2009, my first book was published, a Bible study.
Now, I still write a lot of poems, blogs and articles. As you can see, God took me through several writings, such as the ladder steps.
5] Continue to learn.
With the progress from one writing to another, I have been reading about the process of writing and applying it. Then, during my college years, I participated in five-semester creative writing, making my poetry more professional. But I have not finished studying. I didn't think I had "arrived" in the writing field. I move on, but I don't believe I will be a professional writer. This is not to say that I let myself down or let others do it, but there is always more to learn.
6] Enjoy the journey to be a great writer.
This can be explained by how you are going on vacation. If you are traveling by car, there are two ways you can do it: you can go from point A to point B without having to explore the surroundings. Or you can enjoy your vacation by looking for something interesting.
Once my family was on vacation, my dad was sleeping in the back seat. We saw some interesting cave signs in Arizona, and the three wake-up family members voted to see them. When we got there, we woke up my father and he was amazed at his position. We have already voted when he slept. You can use this as a warning so that you don't take a nap while others are driving.
If you really want to be a great writer, enjoy this process as you learn. Don't rush, but enjoy the journey.
7] Do not delay becoming any part of the author or process.
I used to talk to bookstore clerk at lunch time. We all have the same dream and become a publishing writer. She delayed the decision and finally I saw her, she still hopes. It's great to want something better in your life, but you have to turn your dreams into "driver" gear to get anywhere. Neutral will not do it!
You can be satisfied with the writer, the speaker or anything you are trying to do. Continue to build on what you have started to become a writer. When I live in a place, whenever I go to the store in some way, I pass through a pile of walls that have never entered the building. If we stop dreaming and give up, our life will be like this.
You will encounter obstacles in the process, but continue to maintain God's help and persevere. Use obstacles to help you become stronger, not slow down or stop you completely. You can do this!
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