What Makes a Writer Successful?
by Henry McLaughlin @RiverBendSagas I was sitting and chatting with a group of writers the other day and one asked, �What makes for a successful writer?� People started to bubble up with definitions and dropping names on both sides of the question. I raised my hand. �How do you define success?�? The silence was like what happens when someone belches at a fancy dinner. Is success programmed into our DNA??Or is success for a writer a whimsical gift distributed apparently without rhyme or reason by the fairy god-agent? ? For me, success is doing what God has called me to do with full commitment and determination for as long as he calls me to do it.? Believe me, he and I have had several discussions about this, especially recently. Well, �discussion� may not be the correct word. Discussion implies two or more people talking. My discussions with him are more like me yakking and complaining and begging and him sitting and smiling, waiting for me to finish my rant. Then he would ask...