So you want to be a writer?

• First, write.
• Second, write well.
• Third, write often.
• Forth, get feedback.
• Fifth, revise, revise, revise.
• Sixth, submit, submit, submit.
• Seventh, grow a thick skin.
• Eight, mediate on patience.
• Ninth, continue until your find success (or you die...whichever comes first).

Congratulations. You are now a writer.