...and, oh boy, is writing a challenge. It's a challenge to find the time, to find the inspiration, to stop procrastinating. It's a challenge to dig down into the creative, tender, sensitive part of yourself that you will need to access in order to write well. And all of this is nothing compared to the challenge involved in sharing what you have written with other people.
Another challenge, which you may not anticipate when your major focus is on getting published, is how you make sure that your work retains its vibrancy and vitality over a long period of time. It can be easy to go off the boil and in order to prevent this from happening you need to repeatedly challenge yourself as a writer. This involves avoiding writing about what comes easily to you -- in this context easy does not equal good. To stay fresh, to renew yourself in a way that is interesting for both you and your readers, you need to consider your weaknesses. Think hard about what is really difficult for you to do, and then try to do it. It's the equivalent of searching the key to a locked door...
and the greater the challenge, the greater the reward.
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