Do you sometimes feel like nothing in your writing world is going right? Are you running into one roadblock after another on your writing journey? Does every editor appear to have horns and a tail, pitchfork in hand? Are you piling up enough rejections to paper a wall?
You're not alone. Lots of writers have these thoughts and feelings. If you're in a face-to-face critique group, some of the writers there will tell you about all the things going wrong in their writing world, but some of them will smile and act like all is well with their writing, but they could be churning inside with the very same feelings as the vociferous ones. We all react differently. Some want to spill out their complaints, worries, and fears, while others bottle it inside. Which is the better way? Probably whichever one makes you feel better.
All writers run into problems with writing, submitting, editing, marketing and more. It's part of the journey. I think that all those irritating things make the good times seem like Christmas and all the joy it brings.
Those troublesome parts of our writing world are going to work out, if not today, maybe tomorrow or next week. As the little girl in the photo today tells us--Everything is going to be alright...maybe not today but eventually. It's one more way of telling us to have patience and perseverance. You've heard those words from me many times. They're my keywords for my writing world. When I get antsy and irritated when things don't go right, I step back and remind myself of those two important words.
Do you have keywords that help you through the rough times? You can share in the comments section below.
No matter how much goes wrong, it's never 100%. Some days, we feel like we're getting very close to that percentage, but other times, we would put it at a very low number. As a writer, we learn very quickly that we have ups and downs. It's always going to be that way. I try to concentrate on the 'ups' because it makes me feel a lot better than the other side.
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