19Mar 2012 by diannagunn

Following Your Dreams

Inspirational, Writing
An email newsletter I got a few days ago was discussing how many writers--and other artists, of course--sacrifice their whole outside lives for their dream. The person who wrote the article believes that we shouldn't sacrifice our lives for our dreams. I agree with him. To an extent. Sometimes sacrifices have to be made so we can follow our dreams. Of course it's important to be conscious of those sacrifices, to choose them rather than make them idly. We just have to have our priorities straight. If you've always dreamed of being a writer, then you have to be willing to make sacrifices for that dream. Rather than trying to pursue writing more seriously without changing anything in your life, sit down and figure out what you are willing to…
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18May 2011 by diannagunn

A Writer’s Dream

Inspirational, Writing
Every person wants different things; every person's definition of success is different. There are individual successes, like when you ace a test in school, and there are overall successes, like when you get your high school diploma. As writers, we share many of the same individual successes-finishing a book, finishing an edit, submitting your book, getting published. These successes are shared by writers of all genres. Overall success, however, changes from writer to writer. Individual successes in the fiction writing business are universal: the first finished book, the first successful rewrite, the first agent, the first contract, the first book sale. The first royalty check. Success in writing cannot be determined by the amount of money you make, or you're sure to get discouraged-it takes time for even the best…
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