Writing Opportunities

As a writer you need to remain alert for opportunities.

When picking up a magazine or paper, not only look at the contents but consider ways you could possibly contribute.

Is there an article on a subject that particularly interests and which you could develop or expand on? And importantly, is there something missing from the magazine or paper which you could contribute?

By adopting this approach and keeping alert for writing opportunities you will see openings and, in time, some can lead on to acceptances.

Best Writing Advice

One of the best pieces of writing advice I was ever given was by the poet and writer John Pudney. As a schoolboy I enjoyed reading his books and having discovered his address, I wrote to him enclosing a story and saying that when I grew up I wanted to be a writer.

He wrote a charming letter back and said that if I wanted to be a writer, I had to 'write, write, write.'

To be a writer, or indeed to be a success in any endeavour, you do need to put in the time and be prepared to practice and perfect what you do. And for a writer, this involves actually sitting down and writing.

It is by writing your skills will get better.

It is by writing you will discover what works best for you (and which genre best suits your talents.)

And it is by writing you will actually achieve the writing breakthrough you want.

Write, write and write and, with perserverance, your writing dreams will stand more chance of being realised.

A warm welcome to my blog, Self-help for Writers.

Writing has been a life-long passion and in this blog I will share some of the tips and techniques I have learnt and found effective. And I hope they will be of help to you as you set about your own writing.

Good luck - enjoy these writing blogs and, in the words of Henry Miller, 'Writing, like life itself, is a voyage of discovery.'

I hope your writing voyage will be a good and successful one.