With less than a month to go before Burn on the Western Slope , is released, I have to ask myself if I’m doing enough to get noticed. It takes more than writing a great novel these days. I came across a sentence the other day that was awesome to read and so very true, I wondered why I hadn’t thought of it myself. Basically, there is always room for art because there will always be a need for it. Artists don’t have to compete with each other.
Still, it’s hard to get noticed in such a large ocean. You have to do the right things, and sometimes that means just being there at the right time. A full time job makes it harder, but I’m not going to make excuses. Even people who have the luxury of staying home have activities, oftentimes unplanned, that take them away from their writing. And it’s not only about writing, but marketing, too.
What have I learned thus far? I will have hard days at work, but I have to write. Whether I get up early in the morning even if I didn’t sleep well the night before, or I write in the evening after all the other chores are done, writing is a part of a writer’s life, and you make time for what you love.
Admit it, we can all make excuses for not working towards out goal. Oh, we’re just too tired or we had a bad day. Yep, that’s happened to me more times than I’d like to count. But when that happens, I have to remember Eleanor Roosevelt’s quote: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Without dreams, we have nothing. Whether your dream is to publish a book, have a child, or learn how to dance, dreams make us who we are. I am a huge supporter of following whatever moves you, because I believe whatever moves you is moving you for a reason. Doesn’t matter how young or old you are.
Following your dream is a tremendous experience. And succeeding at your dreams? Well, I believe success is if you had the guts and the stamina and the whatever-else-it-takes-for-you-to-keep-moving-on. Even if I had never published, I would be successful for just trying. Then again, I don’t think I’ll ever truly accomplish my dream to write because it doesn’t matter how successful I could be, I will always write. It’s not a dream I can complete, and then move on. I wrote this book, and will always dream to write the next one and the next one!
My writing breeds success and that is enough of an accomplishment for me, but it will never die. My dream will continue on, so it isn’t a dream I can complete. Does that make sense? LOL. I guess what I’m trying to say is if you feel like you’ve reached your dream and have no where else to go, think again. There are always dreams to dream.