I have my favorite saying hung on my office wall:
Believe!
Dreams do come true!
Under it is my first book
cover. And soon to be added is a frame divided into four where I
plan to put the next covers. What if, after 22 years, I had no covers to put in
the frame? Would it be as easy to tell other wannabe authors to believe? I'd
like to think so. If an individual has poured 22 years into a career, even
without results, I don't believe year 23 is the time to quit.
Yes, I am a bit on the
Pollyanna side. I believe in dreams. Even as a child with a crazy older brother
(and I don't mean funny, haha, crazy-I mean totally inexcusably, crazy) I
found ways to put a positive spin on his life. As an adult, I’m able to use
that crazy when developing dark characters and I don’t have to wonder how my
protags feel inside. Okay, call me crazy (no, on second thought, don’t!) but
call me a Pollyanna, because a writer needs to have an optimistic side.
Particularly when aiming their novels high.
If one truly believes,
then it’s easy to remain optimistic long after others have gone home and given
up. Because believing in and of itself is a reason to go on.
If you don’t believe
in yourself…who will?
6 comments:
Your never-give-up message is like water to thirsty souls: critical. So many people do quit. Wasn't it Churchill who told his countrymen to never give up? The sign on my office wall says, "No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and fight for your dreams." Thanks for the encouragement!
Linda, thanks for this message. I need to quit wanting to believe in myself and simply believe. If I follow the steps I need to follow, I know that I can do this. Onward and upward!
"... believing in and of itself is a reason to go on." I like that. Thanks for the encouragement.
I sometimes think God allowed me to go those 22 years in order to one day become an agent cheerleader! I love that he's put so many wonderful authors in my heart and in my path.
I LOVE MY JOB!
God does take us in directions maybe we would not have planned for ourselves, but if we trust Him, we cannot go wrong. Congratulations on your books. :)
Thanks, Mechele, He does, indeed!
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