I am quite guilty of failing to commit to my writing over the years, but a lot of that has changed recently. I decided to focus on myself, my dreams, to put a ring on my writing. It’s slow going and difficult working around a full time job, but I’m getting there. After not being able to write much more than a short story here and there after the “event” seven years ago, it’s refreshing to be working on a novel again and actually *gasp* PLOTTING it.
At any rate, read Kristen’s words. She’s one smart cookie. š
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Today I have something exciting to tell you guys about *bounces up and down like a kid*. Last week we talked about Going Pro and today Iād like to springboard off some of what we talked about. One of the reasons it is so vital for authors to take ourselves seriously, is it directly impacts how we operate. So long as we view what we do as āour little thingā or āa hobbyā or we are āaspiring,ā we are hesitant to do the activities that will truly matter. We will fail to commit.
We are just āshacking upā with our dream instead of putting a ring on it.
If we havenāt yet mentally āgone proā often we wonāt make our writing a priority. Everyone and everything comes first and if there is any time left over? Well, then we can write.
No.
We will alsoā¦
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