Lately I've been reading a lot of guides on business success. One thing I've noticed every good marketing, sales, or business success book includes is this key piece of advice:
Find a mentor, someone who already does what you want to do. Model your actions and attitude on that successful example.
In other words, have a hero.
I have several heroes for various aspects of my life, but today I'll stick with writing. I admire many, but my hero would be:
Ray Bradbury
... because he gets it done.
This blog hop is hosted by Joy Campbell and celebrates the release of Saving Sam. Check it out on Amazon today!
Who is your hero?
Hi Charmaine! My writing hero is definitely Ernest Hemingway, but I have so many...Ray Bradbury is definitely up there. Hope you're having an inspired writing day. Dx
ReplyDeleteHi Denise, yes, in the library today. Started off productive, but then I slipped onto Facebook. Had a few snack breaks too... I might need to click that 'loose 8 kilos' ad ;)
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ReplyDeleteThanks for participating. Ray Bradbury also gave awesome advice in terms of what writers should be doing with their stories.
If I had to choose a writing hero, it would be Mary Higgins Clark. Widowed and raising five children, she found time to write all of those wonderfully suspenseful books.
I think all of us writers need someone we aspire to emulate. It keeps us moving forward.
It's good to have a writing hero, and Ray Bradbury is an awesome mentor!
ReplyDeleteThe spotlight on Saving Sam is intriguing. As mandatory reporters, teachers sometimes have to report suspected neglect or abuse at home. We think we are rescuing children from abusive situations, but what if we are catapulting them into something worse? A horrifying question indeed.
Very true Dianne, also being a teacher, I guess we must trust that inner voice and do all we can to protect the children. At the same time, this raises the old philosophy - which matters more, intentions or outcomes?
DeleteInteresting post, Charmaine - haven't really thought about this, although I guess Jane Austen was always a bit of a writing heroine!
ReplyDeleteWill any one be surprised if I said Margaret Mitchell? But I love Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters too - and then there's J R R Tolkien, and Stieg Larsson. Okay, I get it pick one, but what if I can't?
ReplyDeleteOkay, for a personal hero I pick my grandmother - small and feminine - she had a deep inner strength that still inspires me!
That's a lovely hero to have Yolanda!
DeleteHi, Charmaine. What a great writing hero to have.
ReplyDeleteI'm laughing at myself. When I started to scroll down and see the photo --before I saw the name under it -- I thought "Oh no, not Woody Allen?!" Phew. Thank goodness it's Ray Bradbury. Good pick!
ReplyDeletexoRobyn
Robyn, I thought I was the only person who couldn't stand Woody Allen!
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