I hear from a lot of people who want to be writers. They want to know the secrets to being a professional writer. You can easily spend thousands of dollars on books and magazines and seminars on how to be a successful writer -- or how to succeed in any kind of creative field. The one secret I know -- it's a secret most people don't want to hear -- is this:
Don't quit.
Ira Glass, of NPR's "This American Life," says it even better. Take this to heart, go create something, and have a great weekend.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Creativity, and not quitting
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Well said Tommy ... in the manner of Strunk & White ... short, succinct and to-the-point.
Caught this video a couple years back. The Hipsters love Glass, and rightly so. I saw him speak in Asheville a while back, too. Very inspirational for wannabes, bloggers and hacks (I'm all 3). Oh, yea, something else Mr. Glass advocates: transparency and humanism in reporting. Check out Ira Glass's Intro to New Kings of Non-Fiction here: http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781594482670,00.html%3fsym=EXC
Oh, wish hyperlinks worked here. This tinyurl link will get you to the intro of Ira Glass's book: http://tinyurl.com/5bwgrq
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