What Do These Writers Have in Common

JAMES PATTERSON                                                                        STEPHEN KING

             JK ROWLING                                                                  GEORGE RR MARTIN

MICHAEL CONNELLY                                                             LEE CHILD

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Every successful writer will tell you they did not know they would be successful when they began. They kept writing. They continued pushing forward in a love-hate relationship with their characters and with themselves.

They kept trying even when the rejection pile spilled across their desks. When others sleep they're busy writing because their characters demand they do so.

When writers begin a story they take a step through a doorway with nothing more than a map that may, but often not, shows where there is buried treasure. It shows where the monsters hide and how to beat them. The writer has no idea where their story is really going to take them, that's what makes writing an adventure.

When great writers die the world of medicine so dearly wants to know what went on in that brain of theirs. What kind of mind could create whole new civilizations that mesmerize young and old? What heart a writer must have where eloquent words flow which brings both tears and smiles to their audience.

Those who know me and have watched me for the last few years know I am either obsessed or possessed, I don't even know, but I can honestly say that I would not change it. I enjoy writing each story, those "aha" moments when I know where the road takes me. Nothing is more invigorating than when a character decides the next move, not the author. 

I appreciate reading the words from sports figures and other writers. The common thread I have found is nothing comes easy. One has to constantly work at improving their skill level and never give up. Even if a hundred foot monster stands in your way, you must push forward.

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​In closing, this last weekend a golfer named Bubba Watson won the WGC-Dell Match Play. This is what he said at the trophy presentation that I would like to share it with you.

To win you have to stay focused and stay committed to what you're doing, keep battling and keep battling until they say you're done and you won." Bubba Watson
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