tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post4122989423443265854..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: What Are Common Traps for Aspiring Writers?Mirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-21565903552184731222021-03-18T11:45:55.686-07:002021-03-18T11:45:55.686-07:00Thomas Edison pondered what drives invention--what...Thomas Edison pondered what drives invention--what we call innovation. He said, “Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” Others have followed with similar quotes about creativity in general. It's true, you can have a terrific idea that pops up in a moment, but if you don't sit down and put in the many hours (sometimes years) to write, whether on paper or in a computer, then it will never be a book.MirkaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12227929679685790140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-76436747016949948582021-03-16T14:42:30.079-07:002021-03-16T14:42:30.079-07:00Anyone who writes (who doesn't have to for a d...Anyone who writes (who doesn't have to for a degree or external assignment) is not aspiring to be a writer, they already are. Some think that the word "author" is reserved for published writers. If you author a story/book/article from beginning to end, you are its author. <br />Tying either word to someone else's decision to publish your work just doesn't fit the reality of the work you are doing. The point is: you're doing it. Actions make you what you are.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-49464675037813297392021-03-16T14:32:43.964-07:002021-03-16T14:32:43.964-07:00I think the term 'writer' has different me...I think the term 'writer' has different meanings to different people. According to your definition every school child is a writer if their teacher gives them writing assignments. There's nothing wrong with your definition, but a lot of people have a different connotation if they hear someone say, "I'm a writer."Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-86083885810871569182021-03-16T12:07:42.380-07:002021-03-16T12:07:42.380-07:00The late columnist Erma Bombeck said fans came up ...The late columnist Erma Bombeck said fans came up to her all the time to express their wish to write. Her response came in her column and could be boiled down to "then write."<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-25474481760726694722021-03-16T10:00:25.893-07:002021-03-16T10:00:25.893-07:00Audacity? Me thinks not. You just have to write. :...Audacity? Me thinks not. You just have to write. :)Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-86404909669628021852021-03-16T09:18:23.941-07:002021-03-16T09:18:23.941-07:00Good reminder. I think you have to have some audac...Good reminder. I think you have to have some audacity to be a writer. Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.com