Baby Stepping Your Way to Writing Success by Rebecca Jens

Published on December 6, 2006

I relate to Bill Murray’s character, Bob Wiley, from the movie What About
Bob? Bob is afraid of everything. When it comes to writing, so am I. So
when I finally decided to be a writer, I used Bob’s psychiatrist’s advice
– I took baby steps.
First, I visited the library and read Writers Market. Then, I enrolled in
Journalism classes and read every writing book I could. Two years later,
when our local paper solicited feedback about changes they’d made, I
finally took my next step by submitting a comment. The publisher thanked
me and asked me to visit.