8 Tips for Aspiring Authors
1. Write like crazy Write like hell. Write as often as you can, whenever you can. This should be 6-7 days a week for at least an hour. Don’t put it off, don’t procrastinate. Don’t say that you haven’t time, that you’re too busy. You make time. For yourself. This is your passion, your dream. Let the others give up and spend all their day on Instagram – you are going to commit to a schedule and get that book finished! If you like what I have to say about writing, feel free to check out my poetry collection on life in modern China: Made in China 2. Stay focused Don’t get distracted when you’re writing. Switch off your phone, turn off all your apps. You shouldn’t be reposting that meme on Instagram halfway through writing the climax of your book. You’re a writer. Stop wasting your time with that useless stuff. Focus on your novel, your dream. It isn’t cool and it isn’t smart. No matter what the Instagrammers might say. You don’t see Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo playing w...
