Would that there were magic
by survivorscribe
Would that there were magic, magic to make a publisher want the novel I poured more than ten years of my extra time and energy into. Alas, the magic is only in books and movies and
Kid one on his way to Hogwart's
simulated pretty well at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure Theme Park’s Harry Potter area.
The trick, or not so much of a trick, is to keep at it, to keep going and going and going. As I begin this new year, I am trying to keep this in perspective. My mantra as of late is “stay the course.” Who am I kidding? My mantra always is “stay the course.”
I did read something recently that said that often writers aren’t given all of the time in the world to be writers. More often than not, they are as busy as everybody else. It’s all about clinging to that dream with all we’ve got.
Just as with last year, I set goals. This is how I cling in what is again going to be a busy, busy winter. I started the goal setting last year, thanks to my Momwriter pals. I managed to meet or at least make some headway on all of my goals, so my goals list has been created again. There is no magic, but at the end of the year when I look at my list I am sure my reaction will be Viola! I did it. Each little step forward is a nice push in the right direction that, while not really magic, feels a little like magic.
