I wrote a book. It sucked. I wrote nine more books. They sucked, too. Meanwhile, I read every single thing I could find on publishing and writing, went to conferences, joined professional organizations, hooked up with fellow writers in critique groups, and didn’t give up. Then I wrote one more book. Beth Revis
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Being a writer is hard. And most of the time, you have to work hard. But being a writer also means being willing to explore new ideas and try out new things, to try out writing with different genres, different tones, different voices. In short, being willing to dip your toe into new waters.

This quote from Anne Lamott is a great example of this attitude. Lamott has written some great books and some not so great ones. She tried a lot of things before she found her true voice as a writer.

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