I have a lot of trouble living up to this statement. Even when I was the editor of a magazine and writing for it as well, I was too ashamed to call myself a writer, mainly because I didn’t have a degree that said I could write.
It can be difficult to consider yourself a writer if you haven’t been published, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t. Earning a degree in writing doesn’t mean you are, either. After all, writers write, they don’t just have bits of paper saying they can do it. If you want to be a writer put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. Let the words flow. Then and only then will you be a writer. Once you are doing that, you are one of us.
I once had a teacher who told us that we must sign all our artwork. When you do that you take ownership for the work and it becomes your art. So true and so important.
I want to be a writer just like eodyrbvey else i have a group of friends who actually read my books and cant wait until i get done with a certain chapter or book. I want to know if there are more people like me who start writing a book and no matter what they cant stop writing they just have to finish the book. Even though the book maybe stupid and most likely doesn’t make any sense you just cant stop. Am I the only one who is addicted into writing a story? I have gotten to a point in which a person can say any word and I would be able to write a story on it. I want to know how do i get notice where are the good places you can go to get your books notice? And does anybody know how many pages it takes to make a pilot script for a tv series or movie? my guess 500 pages but i could be wrong? please respond i dont care if you think i am asking you ridicules questions that i should already know but i dont care?
Hi Chandu
You are definitely not the only one addicted to writing. I relate to that feeling of just wanting to write. It’s great that your friends love you work.
Writing is also a craft to learn – if you want to get published. Connecting up with a local writing group is a great start, going to writers conferences, doing courses, reading books or webpages and making contacts all help.
I’m a member of a couple of local writing groups, made a lot of contacts with other writers and even and editor and publisher at a conference last year and love the stimulation of the course I’m doing atm.
I found some of Randy Ingermanson helpful http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/how-to-get-published/
K M Wieland is also very helpful http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/
Hope that helps