Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Mar 31 2010
Never give up on writing
Once in awhile I end up writing a blog entry at night, like tonight. There are writers who excel at putting down words in the night, but I'm not one of them. So I'm not going to talk about characters or plots or tricks of the trade. Tonight I would just ask you to never give up on writing and to always encourage other writers. Some people support us, some listen politely but wonder about us and some jeer at our work. Every writer goes through it, including well-known ones. The supportive ones will always believe in us. The polite ones will probably believe in us if we reach whatever their version of success is. The ones who jeer at our work will miss out entirely, unless they have a change of heart. But the best thing we can do is live and work so that our work speaks for itself. The proof is in the pudding, as the saying goes. And since we know what being jeered at feels like, let's resolve to encourage everyone we can, as often as we can.
posted at: 21:52 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Once in awhile I end up writing a blog entry at night, like tonight. There are writers who excel at putting down words in the night, but I'm not one of them. So I'm not going to talk about characters or plots or tricks of the trade. Tonight I would just ask you to never give up on writing and to always encourage other writers. Some people support us, some listen politely but wonder about us and some jeer at our work. Every writer goes through it, including well-known ones. The supportive ones will always believe in us. The polite ones will probably believe in us if we reach whatever their version of success is. The ones who jeer at our work will miss out entirely, unless they have a change of heart. But the best thing we can do is live and work so that our work speaks for itself. The proof is in the pudding, as the saying goes. And since we know what being jeered at feels like, let's resolve to encourage everyone we can, as often as we can.
posted at: 21:52 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
