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10 Things I Wish I Knew As a Novice Writer
10. As Writers We Don’t Choose to Write, We Have to Write!
As I sit at my writing desk reflecting on my writing journey, I find it hard to believe that I’ve been writing professionally for nearly two decades. Generally speaking, it’s been longer than that because the writing bug bit me as far back as I can remember.
I began my writing journey by writing poetry in middle school and high school. Many of my English teachers back then always complimented me on my writing and ability to express my feelings and organize my thoughts through the written word.
I’ll admit, when I first started writing, I had no idea I would end up where I am today in this whole writing life.
Since all those years ago, I’ve had numerous professional writing jobs and have even published a few books. And I even have a few more book projects from the time of this article — which you will want to stay tuned for.
Simply put, I've made many mistakes in all my years of living this writing life and experiencing this writing journey!
If I had a time machine and could go back and tell my nineteen to twenty-year-old self ten things about writing that I wished I had known back then, this would be what they would be.
