Something magical happens when you write every day. Most people go through
life, and have a flash of insight here, or an interesting glimpse of a new
perspective there, but for most, this never really amounts to much of anything.
Because you are reading this, you are likely aware of some of the benefits of
writing your ideas down. Maybe you already are a seasoned writer, with several
works already published; maybe this is one of your first steps to finally
writing that novel you've always known you could write.
There are a number of amazing things that happen when you make a habit of
setting aside a certain amount of time every day to not only write down your
thoughts, but also put them in a kind of coherent set of ideas. When you make
it a regular habit of publishing what you write on a regular basis, you take
your creativity and clarity of expression to another level altogether.
There are many avenues of doing this. Blogs, this website, letters to your
local newspaper, Internet forums. In the entire history of humankind, it has
never been easier for somebody, just like you, to take a few minutes, organize
your thoughts into a concise collection of ideas that can easily capture and
lead the imagination of hundreds of thousands, and publish them for all to see.
And when you do this, you are showing your mind, your thoughts, your ideas a
wonderful level of respect. You are giving yourself a message on a deep level
that your ideas are important enough to share with the whole world. And the
more you build up this belief in yourself and your ideas, the easier it will be
to create novel after novel that people will not only pay to read, but tell
their friends about and wait for the next one.
And the greatest thing about this is that no matter where you are in life,
no matter what level of success you have experienced, you can start right now,
today. And the sooner you start, the sooner you will succeed.
One way to increase your passion for writing is to always read what others
are writing about. Most best selling authors agree that many of their ideas and
techniques come from reading other writers on a regular basis. It is no secret
that being able to learn from others is one of the quickest paths to success.
Because you can naturally think of at least one way to apply your insights from
this, you will likely enjoy George Hutton's widely read Zapotec. Many people
like you are starting to discover that Zapotec may be one of the best novels to
come out in a long time.