PHOTOGRAPHY: LUXXXER
You’ve got to be in it for the long haul. Very few writers will write this wonderful first book that will immediately be recognised by a publisher. The vast majority of writers have to begin with bits of self-publishing and magazine articles, all the while working and refining
IT’S A QUESTION OF TRYING TO ENJOY THE PROCESS OF MAKING ONESELF BETTER AT IT. PEOPLE WHO DO SPORTS GET THAT, THIS IDEA THAT YOU HAVE THE BASIC MATERIAL TO WORK WITH — YOUR BODY — AND YOU’RE LIMITED BY IT BUT YOU REALLY CAN IMPROVE WHAT YOU MANAGE. IT’S SIMILAR IN THE ARTS AND WITH WRITING. YOU’VE GOT TO GET THE PLEASURE OUT OF DOING THE PRACTICE, OUT OF RECOGNISING THAT YOU COULD DO BETTER