Four Useful Characteristics a Writer Must Have
Do you have these four characteristics? If yes, you must be or will be a successful writer.
A success depends on many factors and one of them is personal quality of somebody. There is saying that talent is only 1% and the rest 99% is hard work. Man’s character determines whether he likes to work hard or not. The following are four useful characters, which support a writer to be a successful one.
1. Perseverance
A writer must have a deliberate will to behave in a way till his/her writing done. A successful writer does not wait for inspiration. They write regularly. They collect the data, make notes, keep cutting files, read widely and use they senses all the time and write.
2. Determination
A writer should have a firm commitment and self-discipline to write. Try to write every day, even if is only a few minutes. Perhaps we won’t finish a whole article, but we can write a synopsis for an article, a future reference, a simple poem, or a letter to a friend. Who knows this little piece of writing will be useful some other day.
3. Patience
Patience helps writers to cope with sometime a hard observation or boring process of writing or typing. Patience also enables writer to cope with the usual long delays in editorial office.
4. Resilience
Resilience is the ability to bounce back after our works have been declined by an editor. Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931) said that many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. And Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) said that success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. Don’t be upset too long, rise up again, learn to be better, improve our writing and reach your success.
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January 8th, 2009 at 10:14 am
I’m not able to write everyday as I’m engaged with my present job.
January 8th, 2009 at 11:27 am
although i love to write, i don’t think i’m a successful writer!
January 8th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Excellent advice,and well presented! I believe having a love for writing is a must also. Thank you for sharing.
January 8th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Great advice well done.
January 8th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Great advice, and I have been away for some time and look forward to getting back into my writing.
January 8th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Though I want to write everyday, it just doesn’t happen, but I constantly have ideas in my head, and try to at least get them on tape. Great job!
January 8th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
i am in full agreement with you Eunice,thanks for the wonderful read
January 8th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
You should have proofread you article before posting. It’s hard to take you seriously when I came across so many typos. But I did enjoy you advice. Thanks.
January 8th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
I agree. My second article was declined and it took me two months to get writing again. I submitted recipes to ensure it will not get rejected. After a series of published recipes my confidence came back and I haven’t stopped writing since. I don’t get to write everyday but I want to make sure I get published articles or even just photos at least once a week.
January 8th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Great article! Love the message*
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
January 9th, 2009 at 12:09 am
4 excellent points, Eunice. Brian
January 9th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Thanks all for your nice comments.
Shawn, thanks for your advice. I’ll remember & do it accordingly.
January 9th, 2009 at 1:11 am
what a great article , Thanks for the tips, though I writing for me is a way of reaching individuals to let them know the greatness of God.
January 9th, 2009 at 1:31 am
That’s great Papaleng. You have done something meaningful. Thanks
January 9th, 2009 at 2:01 am
Great tips, they will help.
January 9th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
I write almost every day and I have oodles of ideas. I write for the sake of writing and if something is published thats wonderful and if not I still enjoy writing.l
January 10th, 2009 at 1:29 am
I guess I would succeed in the writing arena if I keep on remembering your advices everyday.
January 10th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Great points.
January 10th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Thank you for this insightful article.
January 11th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Excellent points! These are all great things to remember.
January 12th, 2009 at 3:00 am
Good work! very informative article. must read, well done! Thanks for sharing
January 14th, 2009 at 12:32 am
I couldn’t agree more. Very nicely done!
AC
January 15th, 2009 at 7:29 am
Excellent points.
January 15th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Great tips Eunice. Only that sometimes I found only very little time to write. Have a nice weekend!
January 17th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
This is so true, Eunice! I always carry a notebook wherever I go because I’m always seeing, thinking and writing! Great points, Eunice!
God bless.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 am
There are two things that I always keep with me; those are a camera and notebook. I often see something I want to snap a picture of and I write sometimes all day. Occaonally I will skip a day, but it’s not very often that I don’t write something at sometime during the day.
Great Article my friend.
Johnny Yuma
February 24th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Excellent piece! Thanks!
March 9th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
I love your article.. It open up my mind
March 24th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Great advice in your writing.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:02 am
well said.
January 31st, 2011 at 8:07 am
I don’t agree with these four characteristics being the defining factors of a “great” writer. You would have done better in explaining the fundamental cognitive processes required for writing to actually occur. I agree that these characteristics can produce some writing, but definitely not writing of any significance. I doubt Cormac McCarthy lacked inspiration when he wrote the Blood Meridian, or when Plato wrote the Cave.
Inspiration is a conduit for truth, and while writing requires the “determination, perseverance and resilience” (thesaurus must have been well exercised in this article) you describe; it also requires (in my opinion) a sense of perception that defies convention. Many writers have been depressed or have felt alienation as a result of this abrasion with mainstream society. Studies have provided some evidence of a genetic symmetry between bipolar disorder and heightened creativity, for example:
“Writers have a high prevalence of affective illness, and both affective illness and creativity have increased frequency in their first-degree relatives”
-Bipolar affective disorder and creativity: Implications and clinical management, University of Iowa Comprehensive Psychiatry department.
Sorry if your bubble seems somewhat burst, that is not my intention. I merely see some gaping holes in this analysis that do no justice for truly adept writers. Inspiration is a necessity and cannot be overlooked, unless the goal of the writing is self-satisfactory, or a product of a desire to make money.
“He who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes closed.” -Albert Einstein
June 7th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
I will bear all these in mind. Thanks!
December 5th, 2011 at 6:17 am
very nice article thanks