Two-Fifty Tuesday: A.I.C.

The Secret to Writing Success

Time for some tough love.

There’s only one way to become a successful writer.

You have to write.

 If you never get words on the page, you can never share your story.  

It’s not always easy and there could be a zillion challenges and it may take a while, but here’s the secret. 

A.I.C.

Ass in chair. 

You can read all the how-to-write books out there. You can read all the blogs on writing (including this one!) You can learn all about your favorite authors’ writing processes and listen to all their interviews. You can sign up for workshops and partake in endless writing exercises. 

And all of those activities may help you develop your craft. 

But if you never sit down—with your butt in that chair—and start typing (or handwriting) away at that blank page to tell your story, you won’t get far. 

What you write on that blank page doesn’t have to be good or even great, not for a first draft, but it’s the start you need.

It’s always okay to doubt yourself (every writer does!), so take a moment to validate your feelings. But then? 

Ass. In. Chair.