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October 17, 2004
TIP #9: Learn & Practice Your Craft
I just returned from a five day writer's conference, spending three of those days with eleven other writers in an immersion fiction writing workshop.
Conferences like this draw some want-to-be writers who believe they can write the next million dollar best seller. And maybe some of them can. But, for most of us, writing is like most things in life. Even if you have a little talent, getting good takes practice and hard work. And if you want to be really good, you have to practice every single day.
It's no different if you want to be a good athlete, musician, or business person. Building your skills should be an all the time focus. If you want to be winning at working, think about what you can do to learn new skills, practice those skills and develop your craft everyday.
More about this in Wishing and Hoping.
Posted by Nan Russell at October 17, 2004 05:40 PM
