Try Again
There are all sorts of things that can derail us when we’re writing - family, health issues, work, time commitments, rejection…and the list goes on. You don’t have to look for these issues. They’re everywhere. I’m thinking the secret is to work around them, over them and through them.
I recently read an article in my local paper, the San Diego Union-Tribune. There was a front page story on writing workshops and how writers handle setbacks. When talking about rejection, there was a reference to a rejection received for Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl. It went like this: “…a dreary record of typical family bickering, petty annoyances and adolescent emotions.”
Just imagine if that rejection had been the last word on Anne Frank’s diary. In other words, keep plugging along. Keep believing, writing and submitting. Don’t let the distractions and potential derailments win.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:46 am
Sometimes RL problems can *help* me write.
Since the end of Sven 2 I’ve known at some point in 2008 I have to go in for an operation to have my right kidney removed. I flubbed at writing a bit in December when I didn’t know what was causing the problem, but got back on track in the New Year. Writing kept me distracted from thinking about the op.
Me + blood + needles + keyhole surgery = Very Eeek’d Kim lol
I know, this from the woman who’s written horror romance, lolol
Off to distract myself some more *grin*
April 4th, 2008 at 7:42 am
Perfect timing for this post as I’ve been sick, sick, sick! Blech. But honestly it gave me an extra shove to get going. What holds me back are personal or family problems. That distracts me to no end and, at times, gives you the hopeless/helpless feeling and good luck writing during that phase… unless it’s a seriously angsty book. LOL! But I’ve been working my way around that I think, especially since some things are inevitable.
April 5th, 2008 at 6:07 am
When there are a bunch of things going wrong that could derail me from writing, I tend to tell myself, “I’m going to feel awful anyway… so I can feel awful and have written, or feel awful and not have written.” After all, if the bad stuff is going to happen either way, I might as well at least have some progress to show.