Write And Keep Writing
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I thought I’d kick off this round of Sven with a story that’s stuck with me for quite some time now. It’s about not giving up. I don’t remember the details or even where I saw it. I think it was in RWR (the monthly magazine of RWA). If you know, speak up because I’d love to thank this lady. Her voice hovers in the back of my mind as a reminder to keep pushing forward. The story goes like this:
A woman was trying to get published. She wrote whenever she had a few minutes - when the kids went to bed, early in the morning before the family woke up to start the day, and at every other inconvenient time when she would rather have been doing something for herself or the family…or sleeping. After about a year, she finished the manuscript and sent it to a publisher. One day she got an envelope back. It was a rejection. She sat down, upset and disappointed, and thought about all those times she could have been doing something other than writing and how her hard work and sacrifice had been in vain. Then her son sat down next to her and asked why she was sad. She told him the publisher didn’t like her book. You know what the kid’s response was? Write another one and send that to the publisher.
Yes, young Skywalker. That is the answer. You pick up and start again. Whether you are published or unpublished, remember that you have the time and somewhere inside you is the will. If you don’t believe me, ask a kid. ![]()










