How to get started as a writer

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As a writer just starting out, you may be all too familiar with having your enthusiastic fingertips itching to type suddenly freeze over your keyboard as you contemplate your future. Where do I begin? Will anyone want to read my work? Will it ever be good enough? How do I even get published?

But moving from blank page to publication can be assisted with advice from those who’ve been there. In a recent workshop at Writers Victoria, writer and editor Kat Muscat shared professional tips and processes to help young writers get started.

Create a map of your writing goals

There’s nothing like writing a list to spark a sense of accomplishment in a budding writer. While list-making can teeter on the edge of procrastination, they can also be a practical way to map out your time.