Friday, August 07, 2009

Rene Gutteridge (Advice for Novelists, Part 102)

Next up in our Advice for Novelists series is multi-published author Rene Gutteridge. Here's her response to my question:

"If you could say one thing to aspiring novelists, what would you say?"

Write when inspiration is nowhere to be found. That’s the fastest way to becoming a professional, because inspiration is fleeting, and also cleverly disguised at times within discouragement and trials. You’ll be amazed, looking back, how much you accomplish writing in times that you feel the least inspired.

--Rene Gutteridge, co-author of Never the Bride (with Cheryl McKay), the Boo series, the Occupational Hazards series, and more. Visit her website to catch the latest.

2 comments:

Kim Pettit said...

Great advice!

Blinky St. James said...

I need to try this! :P I haven't written anything in a while because I have so much else going on... haha.