#WritersCoffeeClub Mar 6: What 5 things do you need to be a writer?
I keep coming back to an 80s interview with Eurythmics. When asked what the secret to songwriting was, Dave Stewart replied, "Say what you think and give it a backbeat."
So, that's two things. I guess, then, the five things would be:
- spare time
- motivation
- something to write on
- say what you think
- give it a backbeat
How you choose to interpret "give it a backbeat" as it applies to writing is up to you.
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