== READ ==

What goes in, comes out. You generally write what you read, and what you think. If you are a writer, your thinking depends a lot on what you read. Read literature that motivates you to aspire. Believe me, good literature is like an infection. The more you read, the more you want to write.

== DON'T READ ==

But don't read to avoid writing. Many people read in search of an escape rout when they cannot leash the wild horses of creativity. They want to hide behind the wall of reading. They are always waiting to finish reading this or finish reading that before settling down to write. Never read at the cost of your writing. If you feel the current environment is not conducive for creative writing, please refer to the point "be disciplined".

== BELIEVE ==

Believe in yourself that you are a creative writer. Unless you believe in yourself, you cannot write with confidence, and this I have personally felt. Whenever I used to read a well-written article, I used to think, "Ah! I'll never be able to write like this." I actually could not write when I thought like that. You have to have conviction. I don't mean to say you should be boastful all the time, but if you want to be creative, think yourself as a creative writer with creative ability. This, you'll only be able to do if you practice your art well, and with sincerity.

== PERSEVERE ==

This is the most vital point, and the hardest to follow. Sometimes we give up when the destination is just round the corner. As F. Scott Fitzgerald has said, "Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over." Almost all successful people know how to persevere, and how to strive persistently. This takes us back to the point where I said you have to be desperate. Once you are desperate, you don't give up easily.

Happy writing!

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