So you’ve received a rejection letter – and you’re in the middle
of writing yet another book. Suddenly
you’re in the slumps and wonder if all this work and upset is worth it. You stop writing – and now you just don’t
feel like going back to your office and continue with your work in progress.
Hmmm . . . sound familiar?
It’s not an easy profession, is it?
We have our highs – and oh so many lows.
It’s not easy to receive a rejection letter on one of our books. It’s deflating. It’s frustrating. It’s depressing. Yet, after you cry, throw a tantrum, crumple
the rejection letter and toss it in the trash – you take a deep breath – and
ask yourself – “Should I keep writing – or quite?”
I’ll bet everyone who has written a book, whether published or
not, has asked themselves that very question.
It’s hard work to be a writer.
Life has a way of pulling at us – whether fun or work – and it take
determination, fortitude, self-discipline, and most of all passion to be a
writer.
So back to the ultimate question; do you really want to
write? It’s not all that easy
to answer when you’re starting at a rejection letter. Are you willing to give up the movies, TV
shows, shopping sprees (great way to save money), and other activities that
take up your time.
Having said that, I don’t think you have to give up anything –
time management is the key. But we still
haven’t answered the question; do you really want to write?
You heard me say it before, and I’m going to say it again. I write for me, no one else. I’d dream of seeing my name on the cover of
my book for years – and it seemed like nothing more than a dream. When I was brave enough to share that dream
with others (besides my husband – who believes I can do anything I set my
mind to), most people reacted as though I’d lost my sense of reasoning. A mother of two, holding down a full-time job
and sometimes another part-time job just to make ends meet – had no right to
consider the possibility of becoming a published author.
Why? I really don’t know–
but – I would venture to guess many of you don’t find that strange at all,
because you can relate – that attitude is familiar to you.
The best advice I can give is, if you really want to see your name on the cover of your book – never give up that dream. Only you can make it happen. Take the encouraging, supportive, and
positive comments – and ignore the rest.
If you can’t stop the stories from forming in your mind, the
plots just keep coming, as do terrific book titles – jot it all down in
notebooks and keep the dream alive.
Whether you get one sentence, one page, or one chapter done in a
week or even month – you’re that much closer to ‘the end.’ If you really know this is your destiny- make
it happen.
