We’re Passing Through
So how will you make your mark as a writer?
I remember writing stories in my bedroom about dinosaurs and circuses, aeroplanes and space travel, racing cars and moon colonies.
My biro scratched those dreams into lined notepads late at night, the flicker of a lamp throwing long shadows across the page. I didn’t know what “writing career” meant. I just knew I wanted to be a writer.
The only school subject I was really good at, I was proud of my A's for GCSE and A Level English.
Later, at university studying English and Art History, I entered the Channel 4 Film Challenge three years in a row. I never won. But the third year, I got a letter: “We’ve noticed you’re applying regularly. Keep going—you’re getting better.”
Progress!
Then after my journalism postgrad came news stories—this time on air. Reporting live for BBC local radio. Writing to be heard, recording pre-digital on a Uher reel-to-reel, then editing fast with a chinagraph pencil and a razor blade.
Then it was print. Features in lifestyle and sports magazines. Copy for leaflets and direct mail.
And eventually, after a screenwriting masters came the digital work.
Writing SEO blogs, email funnels and sales pages. Writing that sold and paid the mortgage.
All of it: words on a page. That’s how I’ve made a living for better or worse.
And I’m still going.
You Don’t Have to Be Famous to Be Fierce
I’m 51 now.
I’ve written a historical novel about the Peasants’ Revolt. I still have half-finished scripts on my hard drive. I’m still dreaming.
Still learning.
Because here’s the truth I’ve discovered:
There’s a fire inside real writers that doesn’t go out.
Even when the algorithm ignores you, or the client says “meh.”
Even when your kids, partner and family don’t really understand what you do.
You keep writing.
So Why Are You Doing This?
That’s today’s simple challenge.
Stop for one minute and ask yourself honestly:
Why are you writing?
What’s the real reason?
What compels you to open your laptop when the house is finally quiet?
What dream did you scribble down in a notebook when no one was watching?
For me, writing is breathing.
I’ve tried to walk away from it—drumming, singing, fitness training, business strategy—but I always return to the page.
I’m not brilliant.
I’m just obsessed.
And maybe that’s enough.
You Don’t Have To Be the Best. You Just Have To Keep Going.
You don’t need to win a competition to be a writer.
You don’t need a publisher’s approval or a viral post.
You just need to write today.
The more you write, the more you'll improve.
The more you improve, the more you'll believe.
And belief is what turns average writers into great ones over time.
So here’s your permission slip, friend:
You're passing through.
We all are.
So while you're here—write like it matters.
Because it does.
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