I'm an amateur writer trying to get better.
I'm trying to get a win under my belt. I was lucky with a shortlisted story, and chasing that high again.
Now that Reedsy only seems to award a first place and two short listed stories, I'm proud to say I've come joint fourth on many occasions.
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” ~ Richard Bach
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ~ Maya Angelou
"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
"There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly: sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.” ~ Ernest Hemingway
"You read to have a good time. Why else would people go on doing it?" ~ Martin Amis
“Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style.” ~ Stephen King
"What is the purpose of fiction? To give people what they don’t get in real life." ~ Lee Child
"[Writing what you know is] dreadful advice... What you must do is write what you feel." ~ Lee Child
“You should write the fast stuff slow and the slow stuff fast." ~ Lee Child
"Thought is the enemy of flow." ~ Vinnie Colaiuta
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