Have confidence in your strengths, dear writer, or give it all up now and create apps instead.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm a competent novelist. I'm getting better. But I'm a really good short story writer.
I'm a successful novelist, and I've been a lucky one, so I don't want to cry the poor mouth. Writing has never been easy.
Write. Enjoy writing. Then, and only then, worry about the business end of it. Start loving your hobby, and then you can't go too wrong.
There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.' In order for a writer to succeed, I suggest three things - read and write - and wait.
Being a novelist is hard for anyone - male or female. You don't get to quit your day job.
'Shun security,' I advise aspiring novelists when they complain to me that they are stuck. 'Get disoriented. Maybe your agonizing writing block isn't agonizing enough. Your enemy is comfort.'
Be patient, work hard and consistently, have faith in your writing, and don't be afraid to listen to constructive criticism.
For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
If you want to be a writer, just write. There's no magic to it.
You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.