What does it take to become a successful writer?

I’ve been reviewing the journals I’ve kept over the years. At the time I wrote this one, back in 1979, I was still ambivalent about my calling as a writer. So I was eager to hear what published authors had to say.  In this case, I was fascinated with what I took away from a talk I attended by Robertson Davies, a Canadian writer. Continue reading “What does it take to become a successful writer?”