My beasty (best friend and partner in writing crime) shared an
article with me that I found a true inspiration
I'd like to share
it with you all, but first the obligatory back story.
I am a writer,
well actually, I'm a wannabe -- as evidenced by the adverb in
the second paragraph haha --
I've written three
novels, and only on my third do I feel that I want to publish.
I now think my
story is good enough to be put out there, and shared with all my fellow book
worms and bibliophiles.
So I've buffed
and polished the novel and started the long and ego-bruising process
of sending queries out to publishers.
I know—I’ve read—I’ve been told, and any writer will tell you that
a personal rejection is a little victory.
It means you’ve gotten their attention, and I can attest, that it does
make you feel way better than the standard form rejection does.
Even better than that is when they tell you where you are going
wrong. So you can fix your mistakes.
Never the less, this process is gruelling and does make your ego
take a pounding.
Writing is just words you put on paper, and if you love writing
you will always put more down. So the
trick is not to take rejections too personally.
I’m getting side tracked.
My point is; apart from the ego bruising, you suffer a lot of
frustration. Soon enough it reaches
boiling point.
This is where the article comes in (I know, I talk too much)
Something she said made sense to me.
Quote:
"I had no
intentions of ever getting the book published. I was just writing it for
fun,"
This woke me up and shook me out of my “publishing need” induced
frenzy.
What happened to writing to share the story? Why is it so important for us to get
published by a publishing house?
Especially in this electronic age; where self publishing has never been
easier.
It inspired me to write for the sake of sharing a story, and to
not try and be some kind of glory hound.
And if you’ve been struggling with the publishing world you might
think twice too.
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