tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966316529291694099.post7569683216539125429..comments2023-06-14T15:23:38.668+01:00Comments on The Rambling Curl: Two weeks and counting...mrsmanicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09894116750061022896noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966316529291694099.post-38975526455656237372011-07-11T16:31:18.610+01:002011-07-11T16:31:18.610+01:00Dreams are funny things. Most of the time they tak...Dreams are funny things. Most of the time they take a lot more hard work than they lead us to believe. We just see all the positive and good things about everything that we want to happen to us, that we're very shocked if and when they actually happen, not just because they do happen, but that our dreams don't actually mention how much stress and upheaval we have to go through to achieve our goals. But one day you will have achieved your goal to your heart's desire: you are already achieving your goal, but which writer wouldn't want to have any of their writing published? And you know what, I bet the majority of writers have been in the same situation that you have been in.<br /><br />Set yourself goals, aim for them. I suspect that any writer would tell you that it's impossible to stick to deadlines. Can you imagine J. K. Rowling issuing a Harry Potter book every year, instead of the few years between the later books in the series? I'm guessing that some of the books wouldn't have had had as much material or the quality of writing if they had been issued accordingly. If the children who have started reading the series are a little older than you'd have liked them to be when Z is issued, not to worry - there'll be a generation of children who will want to discover the ABC Animals from A through to Z.<br /><br />You've wanted to be a writer for so many years, and now you have the opportunity: of course you're not going to let this chance slip you by. All the hassle that you're experiencing will add to what makes you a great author. 99% of your readers will never know what hardships you've had to encounter to get to wherever you are, but they will appreciate your work, and be grateful that you've written what you have - and will!<br /><br />I always wish you good luck - no one else deserves it more than you :)Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818681260759619548noreply@blogger.com