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If You Wanna Be a Writer...You Gotta Write...Right?


The question is, "How do I become a writer?"
The answer is...You write and nothing could be righter.
Because, if you want to be a writer, you have to write. Right?
It makes no difference what you write or whether it’s day or night.
The subject matter doesn’t count and neither does the time of day
The important thing is, people get to know what you have to say.

Some who read your stuff may scorn or even scoff
But don’t you let that make you put your writing off.
Write about the Sun, the Moon, or the feel of the evening breeze
Tell about the mountains, or even the birds and the bees.
Write early in the morning or late at night
No matter when you do it, do it with all your might.
Write reams and reams, about oceans, rivers or streams
Tell about a fish that got away or the girl of your dreams.
The good, the bad, happy or sad, let everything stir you
But don’t ever let anything, anything, deter you.

Write about the three wise men told about in the Bible
Or write about those three wise guys who got sued for libel.
So, to sum it up, to be quite frank
Write about anything that "turns your crank"
If you’re looking for a writing tip, look at end of your pen
Then start writing, even if you only write now and then.
No matter what the odds are, write with all your might
Because, if you wanna be a writer, you gotta write..right?

Don Husted, Sr.

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