Don't let anyone discourage you from writing. If you become a professional writer, there are plenty of editors, reviewers, critics, and book buyers to do that.
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If you want to be a writer, just write. There's no magic to it.
As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.
Write a lot and don't think about publishing - just the writing.
Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
If you want to be a writer, you write. Everybody wants to get published. You gotta play your long game.
If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles.
The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.
As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers. You absolutely must plow forward.
I write slowly by hand. Publishing is effectively bankrupt for you unless you are Danielle Steele. It takes a year to write book and advances are going down or disappearing.
If you wish to be a writer, write.
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