One thing I’ve Learnt…
…is to be resilient.
Being an author is just like any other job in that it has
ups and downs. New contracts, awards shortlistings, glowing reviews, bestseller
listings – they’re all wonderful to celebrate. But you also have to deal with
changes in editor, changes in the direction of an imprint that don’t work for
your voice, publishers closing and snarky reviews. And things can happen in
your non-writing life that take up all your time and creative energy, affecting
your work more than if you had a job in a different field.
Being resilient is what will keep you writing, meeting your
deadlines and staying ready to take new opportunities.
How do you keep going through the tough times? That’s when
your support group comes in. Usually fellow writers, who can understand because
they’ve been there or seen it before. Friends who’ll sympathise, let you vent
for just a little while, feed you chocolate, and then encourage you to overcome
the obstacles and get on with it instead of letting you wallow in misery.
I’m immensely grateful for my writer friends. (You know who
you are. And thank you.)
Kate Hardy
5 comments:
I loved your post Kate Hardy and entirely agree.
I so agree with you, without my crit group, and some friends in particular, there have been times when I could easily have said "enough"
Thanks to them, and to you for such a good post.
Ditto to what Michelle and Raven have said...great post Kate!
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Glad it's struck a chord. (Mind you, I thought it would - I forgot to add that said support is mutual and I'm there for my friends, too!)
You are absolutely right!
And sometimes you come out of the rough stuff stronger. :-) And smarter. Which is all good. As Michelle likes to say - it can be hell in the hallways, that's all.
:-)
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