I am often asked what it takes to becomewriter or "How can I do what you do?" The answer is not complicated. Anyone can write. Even if you were nevercontestant for your eighth grade spelling bee, there is spell check. It ismarvelous invention. All of us have access todictionary,thesaurus andmyriad of books and articles on how to write. The following are some tips to get you started.

Pay attention to what you tell yourself, in your sleep. I often think that I have writtenbestseller, onnights, when I do not get up and write down my thoughts. I keeppad of paper by my bed. When I get that eureka moment, in my sleep, I get up and jot it down. Some nights, I go right back to sleep. Other nights, I can’t wait to put my thoughts on paper and am off and running.

The early riser getsarticle written. I am often awake before anyone else in my household. Inquiet ofearly morning, ideas for articles or oftenentire article, will come to me. Of course, this can play havoc withsocial life. If I don’t retire atreasonable hour, I amirritable writer.

Read. There is no one person that isauthority on everything. What you don’t know, find out. Read everything pertaining to your field of interest that you can get your hands on. If you want to bewriter of fiction, read what you love. My interest and love, issearch for balance in life and helping others to achieve it. I try to read, talk and breathe balance. If we recognize that we are allpart of this human race, why not love it?

Talk and listen to others. I try and engage others in conversation as much as possible, ingrocery store,mall,post office, etc. Yes. I am one of those annoyingly interested people. I am interested in everything and will talk to you about anything. I also listen. By listening, which is alsopart ofconversational gambit, I learn about others interests, needs and loves. Writers, write best, when they write what they know.

Writers, write. This is probablymost important part of writing. It separatesones that want to be writers fromones that succeed. If you feel that you have something important to say, put it on paper. It doesn’t matter if your initial draft is intelligible. That is whatre-write is for, to hone your thoughts.

Takeinterest in life. Successful writers write about topics that inform, entertain, uplift or in some way fillneeds which we, ashuman race, carry in our minds and hearts. When I began writing, I readquote from Erma Bombeck,humorist, syndicated columnist and successful author for many years. She said," Notday goes by that I don’t hear from aspiring writers who have questions. "What if I fail?" ("What if you succeed?")." If you want to bewriter, begin today. Sit down and put pencil to paper or fingers to keyboard. I wish you much success.

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