People want to become writers because they have a deep feeling for the written word. And perhaps because they want to share something special with others, the readers. There is a passion that spurs them on.
They dream about the stories and essays and poems they will write. They also dream of becoming a successful writer. It's their personal rainbow.
As the poster tells us, to get there you need to put up with the rain. There will be a time when you feel like rejections are 'raining' down on you. Or you run into a problem area in a story and can't seem to find the key that will be the solution. Some writers have terrific success with one piece of writing, but they can't seem to equal the same kind of writing again.
When a writer feels depressed over his/her work, it surely must feel like sitting out in cold rain with no rainbow in sight.
When a writer lives in fear that the readers won't like his/her work, those same 'sitting in the rain' feelings can take over. What happens when you are out in cold rain, getting drenched? You shiver and shake and can think of nothing but getting to shelter and dry clothes. The rainbow you once strived for seems farther and farther away.
There is hope in all of this. Every writer who goes through these rainy periods on their writing journey and keeps going will become a better writer. And, he/she will appreciate the rainbow days all the more.
Achievement in your writing world does not come easy. There are obstacles along the way. There is hard work involved. Your desire to write has to be strong so that you'll push through those rainy days toward sunshine.
I have a friend who likes to say that there are some writers who want to have written a novel, they just don't want to do the work necessary to write a novel.
ReplyDeleteJim, I think there are more than a few writers who fit that description.
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