Roshani Chokshi
Empty your heart of bitterness. There's no expiration date for success. There's no timeframe for when something sells. There's no point scrying mirrors, auguring entrails or setting alarms for 11:11 a.m./p.m. just to maximize on wishes because that does nothing.
Read all that you can. Write sentences in weird places — under your bed, on a tree stump, in a crowded bar. Write sentences on weird things — on a leaf, under a candle, beside a pebble. Be supportive of other's careers and don't just lust after what they have. Set goals. Tiny goals: like 100 words a day, a new book a week. Meet them. Break them. Above all: write something only you can write. Don't try to be anyone but yourself.
Read all that you can. Write sentences in weird places — under your bed, on a tree stump, in a crowded bar. Write sentences on weird things — on a leaf, under a candle, beside a pebble. Be supportive of other's careers and don't just lust after what they have. Set goals. Tiny goals: like 100 words a day, a new book a week. Meet them. Break them. Above all: write something only you can write. Don't try to be anyone but yourself.
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Hi, Roshani! :) How is it to be a writer? What gave you the inspiration to write The Star-Touched Queen? I love your way of writing. It's so poetical, beautiful and lovely. Fantasy books with elements of mythology are one of my favorite. Thanks for giving me opportunity to learn some more about Hindu mythology :) All the best <3
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