Writing 101 -- The Darkest Day

[zombiegoat]

If you can read this, you're on a new filter.  Joy to the world, joy to you and me.

No work today and probably no work tomorrow as well.  The shoulder is slowly on the mend, but the idea that I was going to be able to manhandle a 20-ton bus around the streets of Sacramento was a blindly optimistic one.  I'm not really sure what my doctor had in mind

Comments

[cxtxc]

Damn. Surgery and dental work all within 2 days? That's horrible, but at least you'll have awesome teeth and be tumor free ;D

I always love and look forward to your Writing 101 posts, they're so informative and helpful for aspiring writers like myself.

How long have you been trying to get published? Is it your stubborness that keeps you motivated? I don't want to sound like a negative ass, but to be continuously passed over (which says nothing about your abilities, I think you're a fabulous writer) -- don't you just lose the drive to keep submitting? I know this is something I'll have to get over if I ever want to do this, but I take rejection harshly. Maybe it's the ridiculous delusion and pitfall of many new writers, but I have this fantasy of getting my work published after only a few submissions, and I know thats not likely. I also think that if enough doors were to get slammed in my face, I'd become very insecure and give up. Like I said, I'm going to get over that.

Feel better! :]

[zombiegoat]

Thanks, Mika. I've been trying to get published since I was 17, so that makes it about 15-16 years of submitting. There have been times when, quite honestly, the only thing that kept me submitting was the fact that I had already submitted so many other times, I didn't want to admit defeat. After the next 101 post about endings, I was going to switch gears and talk about submissions and yes, much like you, I also had that belief that I was shine on through the publishing industry like a ray of sunny goodness and they wouldn't be able to keep their publishing mitts off me.

Didn't quite work out that way, heh. Rejection sucks, no two ways about it, but as you go on you get better and better at dealing with it. At least, you'd better if you want to get it done.

Thanks for the good thoughts, and be sure you get enough sleep to deal with those bebes.

[hihankara]

Ok just because I'm nosey, why the new filter?

As for writing, I think theres a happy medium between doing it daily and only waiting for inspiration. There is something about being in a rhythm, you know? Training your mind and such.

So yah, hurry up and get published so I can buy a copy. :)

[zombiegoat]

Because this was a bit of a whiny post and it's about writing, so I figure less people would be interested. Training one's self to be able to write on demand is much more important than just doing it daily; let's face it, sometimes you just don't have much to say.

I'm trying, damnit, I'm trying! If you know any publishing gods, put in a good word for me.