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“Write a thousand words a day and in three years you will be a writer.”
— Ray Bradbury
Bradbury’s quote above is the most brilliant piece of writing advice.
Simple. Crazy hard. Possible.
Writing requires a special kind of work ethic.
You have to put the hours in to learn the skills that will give you a shot at being successful. And you have to put them in (and I’m talking about lots and lots and lots of hours) long before you have any proof that you actually will get where you want to go.
For a long time, the only thing you have to hold on to is your belief that this thing is going to happen.
It isn’t like going to school to become a lawyer or a doctor or a teacher, where at some point you pass a test and get a license and can start practicing your vocation in exchange for money.
Not everyone is going to be a bestseller, or even a solid mid-list author, but it’s a guarantee that everyone who does reach that particular pinnacle of the dream had a stellar work ethic and put the hours in.