I often have weeks where either the muse isn’t available or I think my writing stinks. It’s part of the process and what being a writer is all about. Best thing is it passes just as quickly as it arrives. Don’t worry If last week wasn’t a good writing week for you. Each week is…
Category: Monday Motivation
Monday Motivation-Rejection Letters
Rejections arrive in many ways these days. When I started writing there was only one way you got a rejection letter and that was in the mail. I’d watch the mailman walk by the window to see if he had a manila envelope in his hand. I always used those types of envelopes with my submissions and…
Monday Motivation-Mentor
Ready to quit or don’t think you can be an author? Try this…think about your favorite author. They were once like you. Getting rejection after rejection, having self doubt, and not sure they were ever going to make it. They didn’t quit, they didn’t give up their dream. Think about your favorite author each…
Monday Motivation-Just Try
The road to publication starts with one tiny step. Oftentimes that’s in the form of mustering up enough courage to just do it. If you’ve been thinking about finally writing a book or even a short story, just go for it, just try it. You might find out it’s something you don’t enjoy after all, but then again…
Monday Motivation-Vision It
When rejection letters start to pile up it’s easy just to throw in the towel. However, one thing that kept me going was my vision. I’d sit and see a bookstore and I’d go inside and see my name on lots of books on one of the shelves. When I got really down, I’d…
Monday Motivation-The Why of Writing
Anyone have a resolution to write a book in 2018? Some resolutions stick while many fall by the wayside. Why? The word why plays a huge role in why some people start and finish writing a book…even get published while others don’t. Ask yourself why you want to write a book. Has it been…
Monday Motivation-Perfection Not Allowed
Welcome to the first Monday Motivation post. Today’s focus is on a topic I wrote about for my January Writer’s Room article and that’s perfection. Perfection is something that can actually stop us from reaching our goals or trying something new like writing a book or a short story. We compare ourselves to other…