I pray that I learn to stop expecting every thing that ends up on the screen or on paper to be perfect the first time it comes out.
I pray that I rediscover the love of writing, and stop worrying about who will or will not like my work.
I pray that I stop being so bitter about the successes of those who have discovered their dreams, so that my energy can be focused on making MY dreams come true.
I pray that I am ready for the day I finally sell a book.
I pray that I believe, again, that I can sell a book.
I pray that I have the strength to keep chasing my dreams of becoming published.
Amen.
Aw, I especially need to listen to teh ‘bitter” line….. thanks for posting that!
Amen sister! That’s what I love about you. You write from the heart. Dang…I’ve missed reading you.
Oh, Ronni.
This is a prayer we should all hang by our desks.
xo
I have a great saying someone gave me. Lovely framed thing.
“We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to leave the shore.”
Here’s to courage! (and welcome back!)
Word.
I feel like you ripped this straight from my brain. Good luck to you, me, & all of us.
Being a writer takes a lot of faith.
In ourselves, yes.
But mostly in the one who created us and
planted deep inside each one of us
this urge/need to express ourselves using the written word.
We need to have faith
when the rejections come in,
when the “less deserving” get a contract,
when days of waiting have turned into weeks, months,
years.
We need to see ourselves from a distance, how each
#$%* draft,
rejection,
revision,
is slowly, painfully,
shaping us into a better and wiser writer.
No pain, no gain.
Darnitall!
Take heart, we are ALL there with you;)
beberly
Amen, honey. 🙂
Amen. 🙂
Amen and Alleluia!
I esp. like that rediscovering the love line. YES! That’s crucial. And it’s SO easy to lose because of all this other dreck.