In addition to the perseverance, determination and personal commitment, there are certain other qualities a writer requires. Probably the most important of these is organization. You need to organize your life so as to make the maximum use of your time.This may come naturally to some but the majority have to create a programme for themselves.
Set yourself a programme each day of the work you intend to do and do not be satisfied until you have done it. You know that you have to siut down at such and such a time and that you are going to produce a set number of words for an article, story, book or script. In short, it comes down to exercising the self-discipline.
Patience, too, is a very useful quality. It enables a writer to cope with the often long delays in editorial offices. Editors and publishers’s readers are busy people who may have a pile of typescripts on their desks awaiting decision and this is happening normally on print media.
Another quality you need is resilience. That is the ability to bounce back after a cherished piece of work has been declined by an editor. There is no point in sulking or flying into a rage. It will not make your writing better nor will it make acceptance any more probale. The only permanent effect such reactions are likely to have is on your blood pressure!
Confidence is also valuable. No writer is an expert in all fields of writing. Each has to find his own niche – just as you have to. By the time you have finished the course you should know where your strengths and weaknesses lie. You can concentrate on your strengths and inclinations and your confidence will then be sky-high.
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June 11th, 2012 at 2:03 am
Nice article! A writer really does need to have these qualities so as to become a successful writer in the future.
June 11th, 2012 at 2:04 am
Nice article! A writer really does need to have these qualities so as to become a successful writer in the future.
June 11th, 2012 at 7:21 am
This is very nice
June 11th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
Yes one really does need to be disciplined when it comes to writing.