There’s
something about a new year that allows us to wipe our slate clean and start
fresh. We feel renewed, like the world
was just given a grand re-set button and we are now allowed to be better or
different than what we were the past year.
As writers and book promoters, we welcome an opportunity to become
whomever we thought we always were but had never quite actually appeared to be.
A
new calendar year is upon us and we make proclamations of how things should be
and commit to resolutions to live as we envision ourselves to. Somehow we ignore or forget that we fell far
short in the past year of living our promises.
That’s okay, because 2019 discharges these debts and washes us of our
blunders, missed opportunities, bad choices or unfulfilled promises. This year, we sell ourselves on what will be
different.
And
why not?
Why
can’t we do more of the good, less of the bad?
Why can’t we experiment or change our ways or take a few more
risks? Why can’t we overcome our fears,
prejudices, and ignorance – and be much, much more successful than in years
past?
Don’t
look for reasons or excuses to justify your failures. Don’t look for signs that
you will falter again. Don’t work hard
to convince yourself you won’t go an inch past your prior limitations. Put all of that restraint into a closet and
seal it shut.
We
all could benefit from a pep talk, motivational seminar, inspirational book, or
a good sermon at our community house of worship. This is my pep talk to you:
·
You
are a writer, so write.
·
Write
often – and then edit.
·
Keep
learning by doing – and by reading.
·
Fill
a need or a void with your writing.
·
Find
what’s interesting to you, what the public needs to know, and what will have a
commercial life – the trifecta.
·
Keep
promoting- it’s just as important as writing.
·
You
have a unique voice because you are unique.
Write in that voice.
·
Never
stop being, curious – assume nothing, follow your instincts.
·
It’s
never too late to bloom as a writer, so keep trying.
·
Write
multiple books, simultaneously, going from one to the other so that your
creativity and passion stay fresh.
·
Realize
that you only need to sell 10,000 copies of a book to a nation of 330 million
and a world of 7.6 billion to be considered successful.
·
You
don’t compete against anyone but yourself.
Let yourself win.
·
Work
your creative muscle by writing often – but taking breaks – by consuming other
content and by having a historical perspective on things.
·
Live
to write and let your writing dictate your day.
·
Write
today like you’re going to die tomorrow.
·
Writing
is love – so give as much love to others as possible.
May
2019 give you a new perspective on a better writing life!
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