Cycling Down the Writing Road

 

The advice in today's poster is meant for all, but writers can most certainly relate to it. If we dwell on the problems we encountered on our writing journey in the past, the view of what lies ahead becomes more and more cloudy. We can't see the future if we cling too strongly to the past. 

The road ahead will give us hope if we have 'faith in what can be' as the ending line of the poster tells us. We can achieve that by fostering a positive attitude and by leaving the past in the past. 

The more we write, the better writer we become. That's true in most cases, not every single one. There's always the unusual situation for a few writers. For the majority, writing something every day will help them become stronger writers, ones who have learned what the tools of our craft are and use them.

If you are busy writing every day and learning more about the art of writing, you should be able to put those unfortunate problems of the past behind you. Rejection is difficult to pass off as though it was no big deal. Anyone who has had their writing rejected once or a hundred times knows that it IS a big deal. No one enjoys being told they didn't measure up to what an editor is looking for. The key here is to let yourself be disappointed right at first, then move on. It's those who cannot move on who become dejected enough to dwell on the rejections. Not a good thing to do.

Anyone who wants to be a writer must know that rejection is a big part of this craft. Make the decision early on that it is going to happen and you will not let it get you down for more than a very short time. Also, make up your mind that a rejection is a learning experience. You should be able to take away something positive that you can apply to your next submissions.

Faith in yourself will take you a long way down the writing path. Self-confidence in your abilities is another way to phrase the same idea. Practice telling yourself all the positives in your writing life. Let the positives send you on a smoother road to your writing goals.