Once again, we have a photo poster that has simple words that are laced with wisdom. As I've gotten older, I am happy to spread household tasks across the week. There was a time in my early adult life that I felt like I had to do all the chores in one day. Sure, it looked great at the end of the day, but exhaustion had claimed me.
Those old enough to be fans of the Civil War novel, Gone With the Wind, will remember the line Scarlett O'Hara repeated many times. "I'll think about that tomorrow." She also said, "After all, tomorrow is another day." She was a top procrastinator, but moving onto tomorrow in our writing life is not procrastinating. It's often a smart move.
If what you're working on today doesn't seem to be falling into place like you'd hoped, it's alright. Tomorrow, you have another opportunity to try and sort it out. There's nothing wrong with admitting that today is not the day for you to be writing. I've written on this blog many times that you're better off leaving the writing for a short period. Tomorrow, it may look completely different. The big problem of yesterday can sometimes find a clear solution on another day.
When those rejections come in, and you're feeling deflated, stop thinking about it. Tomorrow, you have another chance to either submit to another market or revise your earlier submission.
We were given yesterday and today, and we're promised tomorrow. What happened on your writing journey yesterday is gone, no changing whatever occurred. What goes on today might work out or maybe it won't. That's why we're given tomorrow. It's another chance to build upon what happened today or to change it in some way.
If your writing isn't working out well today, you're given a second chance tomorrow.
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