The way of the Magician

The Magician represents a focused, goal-oriented individual who harnesses the power of creativity, especially through willpower and determination. He reminds us that we already have everything we need to create the life we want for ourselves. We can accomplish anything if we stay focused on what we want. - Linda Dalton We romance writers are goal-orientated people. Our goal? Bring stories to life and make people happy. That desire to create is the driving force that resides within us and pushes us in unimaginable ways. However, the desire to create is nothing without an ability to create. In order to create, we romance writers seek to know our Craft - writing - inside out. We spend our hard-earned money buy books that tell us how to make our characters come alive, how to create a fascinating plot, how to write our stories logically. We join support groups and critique groups to help us polish our skills. Improving our skills. And packed with our knowledge, down the long and winding road we go. We write and write. Of course, to be a writer, knowledge isn't enough. One must be determined. We may receive letters of rejection from editors and agents, yet we are determine to succeed. We keep learning more about our Craft. Because we're determined to succeed, to see our names in books.