Do Writers Feel Defeat in the New Year?

 

The New Year brings hope and renewal to the nation and the world. Resolutions are made by all, initiated by many, and eventually abandoned by the majority. But for plenty of millions of American writers, they skipped all of that and went straight to the playground of failure. Too many writers are defeated by their own hand, including their actions, beliefs, and thinking process.  

Yes, I am talking to you, dear author. You: 

* are tired of rejection.

* let fear eat you up.

* lack clear direction.

* excel at dreaming, but not in taking action.

* think you are better than others — but don’t take action to support that belief.

* demand respect without earning it.

* wait passively for a big break that never happens.

Writers must rise above these things. You must embrace your talent and creativity and look to soar beyond whatever limits you have placed on yourself. The new year is every day for you. Start fresh and distance yourself from bad habits, negative thinking, or insecure decision making. 

The best way to break away from unhealthy and unproductive patterns is to develop new ones. Less of the bad; more of the good. It is quite simple actually. Just stop doing what really has not worked for you and start doing something else.   

So, how do you get your act together?  

First, embrace your come-to-Jesus moment.  

Second, make a list of next steps and ID who or what can help you.  

Third, make a promise to yourself and a commitment to all that you hold dear that you will find a way to give it your all this year.  

Four, change how you schedule your time. Set priorities and realistically budget your time. Make sure there is time to write and market your books. Build around that foundation and unmovable commitment.  

Finally, I will share the advice I gave to my father-in-law. He had s stroke and got down on himself. I implored him to change his point of view and to see things in a positive light. I told him to repeat this mantra when he gets frustrated or down when things don’t always go how he would hope: “Stop being a little bitch.”  

Repeat it after me.   

Yes, you now can get on with what needs to be done.   

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About Brian Feinblum

Brian Feinblum should be followed on www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2024. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent.  This award-winning blog has generated over 3.6 million pageviews. With 4,800+ posts over the past dozen years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades, including 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and director of publicity positions at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.