So you wanna write a novel

Chick lit novelist Mary Castillo is blogging about games would-be writers play. Example:

The more we talk about how we want to write a book, or how we just can’t seem to get into the characters, or whatever, the more reasons why one shouldn’t call oneself a writer. A three- to four-inch thick pile of paper that constitutes your manuscript is the real deal, baby.

Can’t argue with that ;-)