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Need a Kick in the...Pants?

  • Apr. 28th, 2008 at 8:48 AM

Are you feeling discouraged about your writing? Are there not enough hours in the day to make real progress on your plot? Are the rejection letters, complimentary or not, piling up? Do you ever wonder whether it's all worth it?

Head on over to [info]cathyipcizade for a wonderful Monday morning pep talk. She's hearing a lot of talk from writers lately about giving up, and she's here to tell us all to knock it off. Only a lot more nicely. Plus, she adds a great description of her own path from just starting out to where she is today, a published author and teacher! 

Give up? I have to admit, I don't get it. What would I do if I wasn't writing? I understand getting low and shelving projects and wandering around my office, muttering to myself about dead ends and dark days of the soul and lack of chocolate. But quitting? Might as well ask me to dye my hair orange, change my name, and go happily into a witness-protection program in some hot, humid, south-of-the-equator location. 'Cause that's how different I'd have to be to give up writing.

Hang in there. Breathe. And as I heard Hallie Ephron remind us all this weekend, celebrate everything. Even a rejection letter is proof you're writing and putting your writing out there!
  • Mood: determined
  • Music:Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo--Travelin' Tracks

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[info]meredith_wood wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2008 07:25 pm (UTC)
So needed this! Thank you!
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Apr. 29th, 2008 03:24 pm (UTC)
Great meeting you at Mad Anthony!
Becky! Had to check out your terrific blog...it was great meeting you at the Mad Anthony Writers Conference. Smart, smart, smart was what I kept thinking as I was listening to you talk about the things you see in manuscripts that need to be fixed.

- Hallie
(Hallie Ephron)
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[info]beckylevine wrote:
Apr. 29th, 2008 03:49 pm (UTC)
Re: Great meeting you at Mad Anthony!
Funny, Hallie, that's exactly what I was thinking, as I listened to you!

BTW, I'm loving your new book, 1,001 Books for Every Mood, especially the "Indulge Your Inner Child" section. Haven't ventured into the "Wallow in a Slough of Despond" area yet. :) Such great reviews!
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