![]() ![]() ![]() Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader.” A quote on Pinterest by Joseph Joubert says, “Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. When you write simply to get it done, your work will be lackluster. Writing at your own leisure may seem selfish, but it’s not. We miss so many little things when our heads are buried in plots. I took a step back so I could enjoy life-and writing-again. Writing was no longer fun and became a chore. The other reason I postponed my book launch was for my happiness. Joanna Penn noted this in How to Market a Book when she quoted Hugh Howey: “The biggest barrier to releasing quality material is probably impatience.” To achieve your greatest dream, sometimes you must be willing to sacrifice your current desires and pour more time, effort, and money into your work for your own benefit and that of readers. But I had the satisfaction of knowing I was crafting a quality work for future readers, and that was ten times better than earning a few dollars now for another less-than-spectacular novel. What was I getting out of it? Certainly no money or rave reviews. That meant more rewriting, more studying the writing craft, and more time spent staring at a blank screen. ![]() Why? The main reason was that I wanted my book to be the best it could possibly be. Don’t bother searching for me on Amazon, because I still haven’t published that book. I originally planned to release my first book by December 2016. To quote Spurgeon once again, “Rome was not built in a day, nor much else, unless it be a dog kennel.” The story burning in your heart is worth all the time in the world-don’t rush it. You can’t expect your ideas to shine brilliantly overnight. Masters need patience as much as beginners-perhaps even more so, because they realize they’re talented, yet their work isn’t always up to par with their ability as soon as they’d like. But sometimes, by learning slowly, you may become more knowledgeable in the end than the sharpest learner. God makes you grow only as fast as you need to and no faster. ![]() Children do not all grow at an identical rate, and neither do we. Dwelling on other people’s accomplishments will only stunt your growth. That person doesn’t think exactly like you or learn at the same pace, and maybe they’ve had more opportunities to mature in that area than you have. You shouldn’t expect to grasp a concept as quickly as someone else, because you aren’t them. Watching others speed past the finish line is discouraging, but remember that each person is different. Don’t lose heart if you aren’t progressing as rapidly as your peers or your writing isn’t as good as others who have less experience. If you lose patience with yourself and quit because you can’t measure up to your self-imposed standards, you will never get anywhere.Īlso, you must be patient with your growth. Instead of moaning over your poor skills, use your energy to identify your problem(s), gather the information to correct the issue, and then apply that knowledge to your work. Your stories lack depth, your characters are devoid of personality, and you haven’t the faintest idea where to place those troublesome em dashes. The only way to become a master is by acknowledging weaknesses. Whoever thinks their writing is perfect has so little wisdom that they could engrave it on the back of a cashew shell and still have ample room to spare. “The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance” wrote Charles Spurgeon, and this is true for everything-practical and spiritual. But once that door opens, we think:ĭon’t worry patience has four different keys that are guaranteed to unlock any bolt on any door. We need to pick up patience and jam it into the keyhole before we lose it again. This is an attribute few of us have, and the ones who manage to obtain it haven’t the sense to know what to do with it. Ask any author and they’ll tell you the key to success lies in a single word: However, success is dependent on much more than marketing techniques and get-rich-quick schemes. The internet is loaded with information on self-promotion and increasing the zeros in one’s bank account. You’ve undoubtedly read an article titled “365 Ways to Set Yourself up for Success” or something like that. ![]()
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