So, You Want to Be a Writer?

So, You Want to Be a Writer?

That’s great!

Dee wanted to be a writer since she was seven-years-old.

Here’s how she became one.

1. She wrote and wrote … and wrote. Like anything you want to be good at, you have to keep practising and learning better ways to do things.
2. She also read a LOT and constantly learns from how other authors and the techniques they use to create their stories. As a writer and with any artform, you never stop learning.
3. She experiments a lot. Don’t be afraid to try new things. It’s fun to build new skills.
4. She carries a notebook to write my ideas down … or writes them on her phone. Great story ideas are everywhere, and you don’t want to let them escape.
5. She is in a couple of different writer’s groups, and they are amazing. It really helps to have other writers supporting and encouraging you and giving you helpful feedback on your work.

STARTING A WRITER’S GROUP

You can do this at your school or library. It could be a lunchtime group or perhaps a Saturday morning group at the local library. A maximum of 6 people is probably a good number. Larger groups can be hard to manage.

You just need a group of likeminded people who love to write and to find a place to meet regularly. You need to have people you trust to send your work to. And you can be in more than one group.

Dee is in a writer’s group that meets in person weekly and another one that meets online once a month. She is in a third group where the members are from different countries, but they already knew each other before they started the group. They meet once a month online.