The Discipline of Writing
Keep writing. If you are serious in becoming a writer, this is all you have to do. Chances are, you will become a good writer if you keep writing. Add natural talent to the mix and you can become a great writer. In fact, writing a page a day or a poem a day is a huge commitment – if you can do this, you are well on your way to becoming the writer you always dreamed about. But it really is a huge commitment.
There will always be something that will prevent you from writing. One big reason is too little confidence, but if you keep your commitment, your confidence in your writing will rise naturally. Think of it as a farmer – the real training a farmer receives is just to throw the seeds randomly, water it and wait. But it is only when the seeds begin to sprout that he feels the confidence of a farmer. It is the same way with writing. When you see your works, published or not you will feel the confidence. Imagine a month from now if you have committed yourself to writing just one piece a day. One month equals thirty pieces – the product of your labors.
However, keeping them unpublished is cheating, especially now that the probability of getting published is just a simple submission to a poetry writing site or a writing site for authors, if you are an essay writer. Just remember to submit a piece one poetry writing site or publisher at a time – it is simple courtesy to wait for a rejection first before sending the same manuscript to the next publisher. The problem of having two publishers for the same piece might be appealing, but both publishers will be reluctant to work with you in the future.