Everybody tells you if you want to be a writer, you have to write every day. I used to think that it was not only preposterous, but impossible. No one can write every single day, I said, and those who do are probably nuts. Hindsight tells me that’s why I was never successful. It took listening to many talks from my favorite writer—and a man I mention a lot here—Stephen King to give me the insight I needed to put myself on the path to the career I wanted. I watched and listened to many conversations King has had with many people, and they all had one talking point in common: “In order to be a writer, you have to read a lot, and you have to write a lot.” It occurred to me then that I was not nuts. The urge to write constantly was not a sign of mental illness, but rather a sign that writing was something I was supposed to do. I always read. I’ve been reading since I learned how. My parents didn’t know what to do when I was in school. They wanted me to go to bed at night so I could g...
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