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Hello, I'm aiming for the ambitious goal of becoming a full-time author. It seems the best way to do this is to build a huge author platform and write to market. Does anyone have experience writing to market? Seeking advice and productive conversation.

“Why this hunger to write — I always ask myself — if not the longing to discover what I believe? The pen divines my thoughts.” David Conover

'Pedestrian writing, thin characters - I can handle the criticism. I write to pedestrians. And I am a pedestrian. I write the best I can. I know I'm never going to be revered as some classic writer. I don't claim to be C. S. Lewis. The literary-type writers, I admire them. I wish I was smart...

Diversity is not a trend; it's a responsibility. Art isn't neutral; the imbalance is real. I found this webinar really insightful, so I wanted to share it. How to write layered stories, not stereotypes.

“It is better to write a bad first draft than no first draft at all.” Will Shetterly

To write a great book, you must first become the book. Naval Ravikant

'There is absolutely no point in sitting down to write a book unless you feel that you must write that book, or else go mad, or die.' Robertson Davies

I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk. H. L. Mencken

A lot of interesting points arising in this... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14497979/Russell-Brand-sued-failing-write-two-self-help-books-sex-abuse.html

Deciding to write a book, it never feels like a great idea. It’s always like knowingly entering a bad marriage. If you had any sense, you wouldn’t do it, but you know you’re going to do it. Percival Everett

7 writers chosen to write their memoir in Peru on a reality show. The winner gets a bookdeal. We have reached peak Squid Games, but also-why not? https://www.writeorflightshow.com/?kuid=aaea3de3-d589-489b-9b5c-13ab03a3b842-1739900958&kref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geniusmemoirwriting.com%2F

Why do writers write? Because it isn’t there. Thomas Berger

“Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever.” Will Self

Here in the Northern hemisphere the feeble light is ever darkening and, quicker than you can say Jack Frost, it will be St Lucie’s Day; the moment in the calendar when the world's whole sap is sunk. I love that poem, I always return to it at this time of year. There is something atavistic about...

I write when I feel called to language. When I haven’t felt called for a while, I show up anyway to see what happens. I used to write every day. Not anymore. I try to touch words, mine or others, every day. That’s often books and poems and interviews. Sometimes it’s writing, sometimes reading...