The Atlanta Constitution-Journal ran an interview with Peter Bowerman, who is a commercial writer and author of "The Well-Fed Writer." There was one sentence that really struck me as showing the key element of success:
"He began his writing career in January 1994 by making more than 1,000 phone calls to seek commercial writing jobs, 'and by May, I was paying all my bills.'"
This is where the rubber meets the road: Action!
A thousand phone calls.
A hundred query letters.
Fifty meetings.
A bunch of manuscripts or screenplays or articles where you learn what you're doing before one sells.
Nothing happens until you take action.
What's the action you can take today to advance toward your writing dream?
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