I was recently asked what my best advice is for young
writers. Beyond read (a lot) and write (a lot), my main advice is to live life.
Travel (even if it’s just to the next town over), meet new
people (even if it’s only Starbucks employees), run (even if you can only do it
for a hundred yards), fall in love (even if the other person doesn’t love you
back), knit a sweater (even if it turns out hideous), do stuff that scares you
(even if it’s only doing any of the things on this list so far).
The point is, by expanding our life experiences, we can make
our stories and character interactions richer and more authentic. And even if
you never finish your novel (or find an agent or a publisher), at least you
lived life to the fullest you could.
I love this advice! If you don't have real experience, what will you write about?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful advice, Lenore! Will definitely be passing this along. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, yes yes! Live--"not happines but joy, not permanence but intensity, not a life but ALIVE" (Alexia, A Mantra For Cats And Other Runaways).
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