People Stop Me In The Street

And of course I don't mind people stopping me in the street, and why would I? But one young Lady did and she asked me a question, which was; "John I want to be an author, I want to be a writer, a famous author, a famous writer like you, how will I know when I am?" My Reply to this pretty young lady was; "When you wake up in the middle of the night and the first thing you think about is writing. When you wake up first thing in the morning, and the first thing you think about is writing. When you are sitting on the toilet, and the first thing you think about is the first line of your next chapter, well then you are a writer, you are a author, and the famous bit, that comes when someone asks you when did you became famous."