Want to Be a Writer? It’s Time to Act Like a Writer

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/want-to-be-a-writer-its-time-to-act-like-a-writer?et_mid=778719&rid=239566775
 
One of my best friends, also a writer, taught me an important lesson about writing. Lynn and I phoned each other at least twice a week, confessed to mutual massive blocks, and ran out to meet at the neighborhood café. All afternoon we commiserated, consumed endless cups of strong coffee and multiple pastries, dreamt about having the full-time writing life, and railed against the authors of the trashy “bestsmellers,” as we called them. We parted feeling bloated but righteous in our validated self-pity and carefully ignored the fact that we’d wasted another day not writing.

But one day, Lynn pulled a switch. When I called and whined as usual, expecting the instantaneous dash to the coffee shop, she announced with cold-water shock, “I can’t talk now. I’m working.”

Stung, I ran out to the local deli and bought a large takeout coffee and three danishes.

--This is a long post with homework!  Click on the link and see how much you can read before chat.  I will be picking up at The Principles through The Advantages and ending the chat at The Deeper Implications. --
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/want-to-be-a-writer-its-time-to-act-like-a-writer?et_mid=778719&rid=239566775

With Care and Shoe Hugs;
Sally Franklin Christie