: Re: How does a code monkey become a novelist? I have always loved creative writing, but honestly do not see software engineers that write fiction all that often. Heck, I do not see software engineers

At the high levels of the hacker ranks, I've found many polymaths. In these cases, at least, there isn't really a transition from coder to novelist. One just gets tacked on without altering the other. :)

My advice is to just jump in the same way you do to any new area of endeavor: look at work product (fiction) you like and try to figure out what makes it as good as it is; read about the art and craft of creating it. Practice, get feedback from peers, and practice some more.

I think the hardest thing for a programmer dealing with writing fiction for the first time is the total lack of metrics with which to self-evaluate. Learning how to evaluate your own writing is most easily learned from experience evaluating others' writing.

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