How to Manifest Your Desire to be a Writer

To manifest your desire to be a writer, takes a plan. According to a survey, eighty-one percent of Americans feel they have a book in them that they should or would like to write. In a survey of 1,006 Americans sponsored by a small Michigan publisher, an almost equal number of people said they wanted to write a novel, a nonfiction work, a self-help book or a cookbook. Considering recent trends in publishing, the fact that self-published titles have dwarfed traditionally-published works by nearly two to one, the time has never been better to write your book.

Yet most people do know how to manifest their desires, to act on their desire to write, and ninety-seven percent of writers who start do not finish their books. That is a pretty bleak statistic, especially since only twenty percent of the people who do write a book go on to publish it. With electronic self-publishing, it has become easier than ever to be an author, although if being a published author is your dream, success will include learning how to bring attention to your work. Most successful authors have some combination of talent, persistence, luck and what I am calling fire and purpose, to manifest the desire.

According to an article written by William Dietrich, despite the dismal trends of those who actually finish a book, there is this desire to publish. And the psychological rewards to expressing ourselves can be great.

What Does Manifesting Your desire Mean to You

Whether you desire to write a novel, a work of narrative fiction that is typically published in book form or digitally, tips here apply to any narrative story. This hold true no matter what you want to write. According to the research that I have done, many writers say that writing helps them to find both meaning and purpose in their lives. This I would say is one of the key components to happiness and personal development.

For years I have worked as a life coach helping people achieve their life goals and create healthy habits for life. Experience and the research I did for my Ph.D. in Jungian and archetypal psychology help with writing. It caused me to see how writing our stories helps us psychologically. It provides an outlet of personal expression that can be very therapeutic. In addition, writing creatively can be a way back to finding and cultivating our creative side.

Writing also involves about character development, not just the characters you write about, but in the quality of self-persistence. So, if you have always harbored a dream to write, or are one of those who has tried to write but not finished, I have some valuable tips for you.

Be Persistent

You must persist and committed to the task. Here are some stories about how persistence and talent paid off. Mystery writer Janet Evanovich, who pulled in $33 million last year, had written for ten years before getting published. She labored first in the romance field before hitting it big with bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. Stephen King’s first big novel, Carrie, was rejected by publishers thirty times. He tossed it in the wastebasket, but his wife fished it out. His writing earned $39 million in 2012. John Grisham’s first novel, A Time to Kill, was rejected twelve times, and he unsuccessfully tried to sell copies from the trunk of his car. He earned $26 million last year.

Judy Blume, who has sold eighty million books, got nothing but rejections for two straight years. Steve Berry, who has had $10 million in book sales, collected eighty-five rejections over twelve years before breaking through. Rex Pickett’s Sideways was rejected sixteen times before receiving an advance of $5,000 and being picked up for a film. J.K. Rowling, the first author billionaire, had Harry Potter rejected by a dozen British publishing houses and reportedly got into print for a £1,500 advance only after the eight-year-old daughter of a publisher pleaded for it. Dan Brown’s three novels before The Da Vinci Code all had printings of fewer than 10,000 copies.

Do Your Own Thing

Despite these fabulous success stories, I am not suggesting you write to be rich and famous. Motivation alone would be antithetical how things work when we are using the process of what I call creative manifestation. These stories should encourage you to persevere. Start off by taking ownership of what you want to create… be, do, or have. Write it out in a statement and say it to yourself like a mantra in a meditative state. Allow your imagination to produce images and feelings of it already done. This is something to practice daily. That is critical to manifest the desire.

Your Story Will Have a Happy Ending

This is the first step to taking action. From there you will be surprised how ideas start to come to you. The key to going from start to finish though is to stay engaged with the project daily. Let it become as Napoleon Hill once said, your burning desire.