| Friday, January 23, 2004 |
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"There is no failure only a delay in the results." ~from the book Write it Down, Make it Happen
I suppose I will write that many more times as I pursue a writing career. I might even write it a hundred times today to make it sink in. Being a writer is hard work.
My days are full of so many ups and downs I've lost count. I have been trying very hard to balance it all. I work my butt off to stay focused on the positive. Negativity is not going to get me anywhere. Sometimes I feel being positive won't either.
There is no failure only a delay in the results. There is no failure only a delay in the results.
Yesterday I got some disappointing news. It must be mine turn-seems a lot of people have been going through this lately. This I am learning is part of writing. I am dealing with it, but I am not going to lie it is hard. So much effort goes into writing that even small disappointments seem huge. They are not. This is just another lesson I'll learn and go on.
Being a writer goes against many of my personality traits.
Being a writer means being patient. I am not, but I am learning.
Being a writer means being quiet and listening to everything around you and inside you. I am not quiet, but I am learning.
Being a writer means being persistent. I admit it, sometimes I give up or avoid doing it when something is hard. I have not always been persistent, but I am learning.
Being a writer takes courage. I am not brave, but I am learning.
Being a writer means not taking things personal. Business is business, even good writing gets rejected. It also means that not everyone will agree with me or like what I write. I take things personally, I am learning not to.
Being a writer means accepting there is no failure only a delay in the results. I am trying to learn this.
Being a writer is hard, but because it is something I am determined to do, I accept that. However, if someone might know where I could find the Wizard of Writing or the yellow brick road I would really appreciate directions. Today I am tired of learning, and I think I might rather kill witches to get my prize. So Mr. Wizard, I am up for a challenge what do I need to do to get patience, courage, persistence, volume control and thick skin?
What's that? You want me to number my paper from 1 to 100. You want me to write.
1. There is no failure only a delay in the results.
2. There is no failure only a delay in the results. |
posted by Kelly @ 1/23/2004 08:59:00 AM   |
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