<p>A real writer feels like they are being pulled to write.</p>
<p>If i don’t write every day, I get sick. It’s part fo who I am, and that is the same with most writers.</p>
<p>SO writing, IMO, is the easy part. If you are a writer the metaphors, themes, ideas etc should all just flow through you.</p>
<p>Then you can edit. I love to edit. It’s the time when you sit down with your baby and say I’m going to get you all dressed up, nice and semi-perfect. This is when you notice the silly mistakes. You should print it out and read it out loud. I spent a day doing that for a manuscript that was over 300 pages long. It was crazy, but fun.
The whole editing process should take a few months. Step away from your work as long as you can, then go back to it in a few months so that you have a fresh perspective on your work.</p>
<p>and READ, READ, READ. Great writers read other great writers works. We study them, write all over their books, think about why they did what they did.
Try to create a book that does not have the life of a magazine. Aim to create a book that will one day live with the great books of the world.</p>