This is a chronicle of my struggles to become a successful author. Writing is easy. Writing well is not. Being published requires a great deal of perseverance or luck.
I’m shooting for luck.
Writing is an interesting endeavor. At its best, you close your eyes, let it flow, and a story is revealed, through you. At its hardest, you struggle, trying to force out a story that has not yet written itself. Then, once you do manage to bleed out a few pages, you spend endless hours toiling over each word, every punctuation mark, each pause. This or that? Here, or there?
It is a glorious thing, to write. It is painful, and perfect, and life-giving. The best characters are better than us, more than we have written. And, once read, they are no longer ours.
It is my dearest hope that I live long enough to give you characters whom you will never forget – to love, or hate, or ridicule, certainly. But never to forget. One day, perhaps. One day.
I nominated your blog for the One Lovely Blog award!
http://clipsnark.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/one-lovely-blog/
Wow, thanks a bunch!. I love the pushme-pullyou Clip icon, by the way.
You’re very welcome. I love reading your posts.
I call the little birdie “Snarky”.
I nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award. The rules for acceptance can be found in my blog at http://sturner2.net/2012/06/05/beautiful-blogger-award/
Thank you for presenting your beauty for us to share.
ST2
A blog with so much to offer. I like this one and I’m I bet it is already happening, “It is my dearest hope that I live long enough to give you characters whom you will never forget – to love, or hate, or ridicule, certainly. But never to forget. One day, perhaps. One day.”
Thank you for saying so. Your words to God’s ear.
You are so absolutely right, writing is painful. I love the way you described the process of it too. I thought that I was the only one feeling what you described. Wooo thank goodness I’m not! I now feel welcomed and at home. Thank you sir!😊
You’re very handsome!
Thank you! I love women with poor eyesight!!
I have my reading glasses on!
It is my pleasure to inform you that you’ve been nominated for the Very Inspirational Blogger Award!
Have a look at this page to see the rules of participation: http://momusnews.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/a-very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Thanks for being inspiring!
Thank you very much!
Bill, thank you for discovering my blog http://www.throughharoldslens.com. It gave me the opportunity to discover, explore and Follow your blog. Hope we both enjoy our journeys.
Hi Bill,
I am placing some of the posts on my blog on private (right now entire thing is), and tried sending you an invite. So you can view them if you like, but WP says something is invalid with the email? So please send access request if you like, and I will confirm. Take care.
I suppose you are correct. “Writing is easy. Writing well is not.” I am not a writer. I talk and I am good at that so people say…My writing is the process of putting what comes out of my mouth on a page for people to read instead of listen to. I respect and admire those, like you, that can create characters, thoughts and stories easily. you wrote “painfully”, but I expect its not really that painful.
The pain starts when you have to read editors’ comments. Yikes. Thanks for stopping by.
Here’s a line from one of my favorite songs: “Everything you do is magic, everything you do just turns me on.” Creatively speaking, of course… And thanks again for visiting my blog and taking an interest in writing. Have a fine day. Love and light. Michele
Michele, thank you so much. You have no idea how much I need positive vibes right now. Cheers, and thanks for stopping by.
Bill, believe me it’s my pleasure. You stopped by my blog and made my day, and now it’s my turn to return the love… In troubled times I tell myself, “We always get our deepest desire.” I hope this magic spell works wonders for you. Love and peace. Michele
I have nominated you for a Best moment award
Thank you Mike!