IWSG - PEP TALK TO MYSELF

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Wow, the first post of the new year. It is fitting for the Insecure Writers Support Group to be first though. You know; the first Wednesday of every month blogfest post that allows writers to bitch, moan, complain, brag about themselves or others, or generally say "hello, is anyone out there?"

I feel I need a tee-shirt that says I Survived the Mayan Holocaust; how boring.

I've been away from blogger for the better part of the last two months. My posts were getting so whiny even I didn't want to read them. But having a couple months worth of a break has helped improve my attitude. Or so we'll see in this awesome new year.

I got rewrite notes back  from Open Heart Publishing for the An Honest Lie, Vol 4 submission, and boy did I whine and moan about the work.  Ya'd think I would be happy to see some progress. Well, always a glass half empty girl, yep that's me; so I managed to come up with lots of good excuses not to get them back right away. (Not that I didn't HAVE valid reasons.) Gads, I feel sorry for the OHP editors listening to that.

Once I got my butt in the chair and immersed myself in the story, and the new direction for the concept, I rediscovered my love of writing.  I don't know why I procrastinate so much; I love being involved in a story. I do a lot of "writing in my head"; you know, those times when you're you're busy (or not so busy) with something else and your mind wanders to an unfinished project? Ideas flow, the words type themselves out with perfection on the imaginary page, and every phrase is the right one. *sighs*

Rather than make a bunch of New Year's resolutions that may or may not get filled this year; I hope to start with only one fresh promise to myself: get the writing done already!

My choices are to give up and quit or keep on and stop bitching. Someone here in the blogverse (I forget who, sorry) asked: if you never got paid for your publications would you still write? Obviously my answer was yes, or I wouldn't be getting rewrite requests from submissions.

Ok, pep talk over. Hope it did ya'll some good too :)

Ye Haw! Hope you're all as ready to continue this journey as I am.

Oh, and don't forget to  visit the IWSG link at Alex Cavanaugh's blog to add  your name to the list, or read other inspiring (or whiny) posts.