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"A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a story. He will never forget the sweet poison of vanity in his blood, and the belief that, if he succeeds in not letting anyone discover his lack of talent, the dream of literature will provide him with a roof over his head, a hot meal at the end of the day, and what he covets the most: his name printed on a miserable piece of paper that surely will outlive him"  (1) There are many reasons why a person decides to write. But what are the things why a writer feels more proud of him/herself when he/she writes an article or a book?

To be a good writer it is necessary to be honest and to have an open mind. You must analyse your words in a constructive way and express by yourself freely. Another reason to be a good writer is that you have to love what you do: you have to sit on your desk and to feel how the words flow from your brain to your hand and these words are defined in the paper. A writer has a lot of reasons to feel proud of him/herself: he/she helps with his/her words to each person who reads his/her books, and his/her words carry people to other imaginary world where life is easier or more complicated than in the real one. A writer does not work by the money: he/she only writes because he/she loves what he/she is doing and he/she wants to make to spend a nice time to the person who is reading his/her piece of paper.

To sum up, a good writer has to be honest with an open mind and has to feel the power of literature running through his/her veins: he/she has to love what he/she is doing. This is the only way of getting a successful career.

(1). Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Angel's Game, trans. Lucia Graves (London, 2009), pg.3.