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As usual another stellar blog. I was fortunate enough to have the mindset at the beginning to be prepared to hear a lot of no’s before I hear any yes’s. I try to tell my writing friends that with various success or lack thereof. I’ve been fortunate and even lucky to have received the yes’s that I have so far but as I tell people the amount of no’s triples it.
I do wish I would’ve had more writing friends once I decided to finally take my writing seriously. Which is something I should’ve done since day one is take it seriously and not let people talk me out of it. I have a handful of good friends now that are writers and we bounce ideas off of each other. We’re support systems for each other and many times talk about things other than writing which I feel is important.
Another thing for me is that I wish I had a better understanding that not everybody will support me in my journey. It’s something I still struggle with to this day and hopefully I can get it under control because it does get to me at times. If I challenged myself at the beginning to push forward it would’ve been very helpful.
I agree 100% of getting away sometimes from the pen and paper or in my case the computer and enjoy life and people. Everybody needs a break no matter how much one loves writing. Plus, as you stated there’s a very good chance you’ll see and/or hear something that inspires you. I feel that anything can be turned into a story so sometimes I’ll just go for a drive with the sole purpose of seeing something that I can use in a story. Other times I’ll go to a park and just sit for hours just looking at the scenery and something will hit me. I write my thoughts down on paper or I enter them on my phone and then I’m good to go.
ReplyAs always Garin – thank you for your comment. Sometimes having a thick skin is what saves us as writers. Haha. It’s great that you have a group of writing friends that you can connect with and bounce ideas around. That is key for any writer at any stage in their career. Keep doing what you are doing and those who don’t see the value in your work will be eating their thoughts and comments in no time. Write on!
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