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How to Become a Great Writer
This is the work you need to do to write great content.
“You can’t write. Stick with teaching.”
Louisa May Alcott was told that by a publisher. She was told that when she wrote a manuscript and wanted to publish her story.
Yet she persisted until she published the now-popular novel, Little Women.
If you want to become a great writer, you need persistence more than anything.
Write. Edit. Write More. Edit More
The more you write, the more you identify as a writer.
Stop dreaming about how you want to be a writer. Live it. Breathe it. Most importantly, do the work. Because great writers persist through rejection.
Perfect writing doesn’t fit the perfect lifestyle. We often think that having the ideal job (becoming a world-famous writer) comes with a luxurious lifestyle.
The reality is that it often comes with relentless effort. You learn by doing because you care about what you’re writing regardless of the outcome
Be a Good Writer Before You Become a Great Writer
Great writing comes from good writing. And that comes from decent writing.
