I am not an author, yet, but I do love to write. I have finished my first unpublished book. I have been working on a few other novel projects of my own and chose to put them aside, yet again, well, just because life seems to keep getting in the way!! Could just be an excuse, since I find that I am full of those when it comes to my writing. I am a couple of months shy of turning 36 years old and I have always aspired to be a published author. I have full support of family and friends in making my dream a reality, yet something holds me back. Fear. I have not decided yet if it is fear of failure or fear of succeeding. Whatever the case, fear is the obstacle at hand.
"The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning." Winston Churchill
Hmmm...Maybe so, but my fear is more like, 'Holy Shit, I actually wrote something worth being published'...Never in a million years did I ever think that something as grand as becoming an author, although a dime a dozen these days, would be a top goal for me. Procrastination is one of my biggest problems, especially with writing. I do believe it's time to be the grown up that I am and take charge of my future endeavors...starting today!
I will tell you what I told Larissa regarding fighting in tournaments. It applies to anything in life though that you are trying to succeed in. - " You will not win until you learn how to lose!" You have to just send it out and if you are rejected it does not mean you failed. It just means that publisher was not the right one for you. You most likely have a masterpiece on your hands and you are only postponing your success. And what you have not realized is you already won because you completed a novel. So get out there and find a publisher that acknowledges your talent!
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