Quite a lot is required of writers these days in terms of, if not promoting the work, then being a representative of the work. It's a difficult thing, really.
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What is difficult is the promotion, balancing the public side of a writer's life with the writing. I think that's something a lot of writers are having to face. Writers have become much more public now.
Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
I think new writers everywhere need opportunities to get published.
Being a writer can be isolating. It's good to be among readers and booksellers.
I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed by traditional publishers, but there's a great deal of opportunity out there if you've got the right story.
Being a writer is not the point. Writing is.
You want an audience. If you didn't, you wouldn't be a writer. The biggest motivation to write is the knowledge that someone will read it.
If you want to become a writer, you do need to be willing to make sacrifices.
Writing is hard work. Generating stories that catch people's attention and holding it are very difficult.
There's no demand for a body of work, though writers will be criticized for not having produced one.