I’m always interested to read how people “became” writers. The journey seems to take a different form for everyone, and there is always something to be learned. This weekend, Jon Acuff at StuffChristiansLike (and author of the recent Stuff Christians Like from Zondervan) posted about how he learned to chase his dream and became a writer. Here’s what Jon had to say:

It is not dramatic. It is not magical. It is pretty simple. Here it is: I decided to write. That’s it. That’s all I did. When people ask me for the secret of getting a book published or growing a blog, that’s it. I write. More than that though, I decided to write. Here’s what I mean. Most people have a love or an activity or something in their heart that makes them feel alive and lightheaded. It’s that thing you can do for hours without thinking about food or friends or anything. Time speeds across your head and hands like a bullet train. But there’s a problem. Most people decide whether or not to pursue their thing every day. They sit down at the computer or the easel and have a discussion with themselves, “Should I do my thing today? Do I feel like it? Is there anything inside me right now that wants to? Is this the right moment? Are there other things I need to do?” And so they argue. Most times, maybe 90% of the time, what Steven Pressfield calls “resistance,” wins. You give up. You never start. You put it off for one more day. You don’t do your thing.

Read the whole post — it’s well worth it! How did you become a writer?