Just got back from reading a friend’s blog. Ara Burklund is a rather amazing writer who is literally on the cusp of breaking into that most-holy-of-holy places we all want to be…Getting Published. Less I be misunderstood, she’s not quite there (yet), but just by looking at her writing regimen it will come as no surprise when the inevitable actually happens.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned on this road to becoming a published writer, it’s that writing must be pursued seriously and every singly day. Not in spurts, or only when you feel like it, or when there are no other distractions around. “Real” writers write something daily on a consistent basis and never give up – that’s the only difference I see between them and the “casual” writer.

We all get off track from time to time, of course, but the important thing is to pick up where we left off and do our best to make sure the same thing doesn’t happen again. That being said, I’m now back on track.

How about you?