Afterwards, a young woman in the audience asked if he ever mentored writers. Jim's answer should be printed and hung on the wall of every writer just starting out and of any writer who experiences doubt or block during his career. A writer, he said, makes a contract with himself that he's going to write, and only he can honor that contract by writing every day, honing his craft, and becoming the best writer he can be. A writer mentors himself.
This blog is part of my honoring the contract I make with myself that I'm going to write every day, honing my craft, and being the best writer I can be--mentoring myself.
Stay tuned throughout 2011 to read what I will writer here, notes about my novel in progress, rants about how hard it is to write and get published, insights into the art and craft of fiction gleaned from other writers, and much more.
