by Stephanie Morrill
I don't like waiting, and I'm guessing you don't either. Who does, really?
But as you likely know by now, you can't be a writer without waiting. And that's why I love this quote:
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." - Beverly Sills, opera singer
You probably don't have to think very hard to come up with an example of this. I think of McKenna and Connor, of the nine months they spent growing inside me. Of the unreal pain I experienced bringing them into this world.
So. Worth. It.
I think of long hikes I've taken to gorgeous places. A long car ride when my kids were three and one so my kids could experience the ocean.
Becoming a published writer—heck, just writing a first draft!—is a long journey on which you can be tempted to take shortcuts. But once you get there, it's so worth it.
Write on, my friends!
I know the feeling of waiting. I am currently waiting to hear back from a magazine to see if they will publish my submission. I am counting the days. :)
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I was going to say the same thing. A couple of weeks ago I sent out a query to a magazine for a nonfiction article, and the editor replied but only to say that the staff is currently working on the next issue of the magazine so it will be a while before they can reply to queries. I'm so nervous.
DeleteI know. The magazine I sent into sent me an email saying that they had received my submission and had sent it on to the editors to review it for publication. That was over a week ago. I sent in a poem. :)
DeleteHP
Way to go, guys! This is awesome :)
DeleteThanks, Ms. Morrill. It took me so long to hit send. I was just sitting there reading it over and over again for nonexistent typos until I finally mustered up the courage to send it. Imagine what I'll be like when I'm sending a query to an agent! Good luck, HP!
DeleteThank you, Mrs. Morrill! And best wishes to you too, Ana! :)
DeleteHP
Thank you for the encouragement! It's so hard to think of waiting, AND to think of the sheer amount of time it takes to revise a book. I must press on! :)
ReplyDeletewalking in the air.
It's a very big investment and a lot of waiting, I know. One day at a time!
DeleteLove this quote, Steph! It's so true.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it?
DeleteThis quote is so true! Sometimes the best things in life are worth waiting for :)
ReplyDeleteKat, www.thewordsatplay.blogspot.com
Absolutely.
DeleteSuch a great quote, and to be honest, one that I needed to hear right now. Sometimes the waiting is the hardest part, whether its in writing or life! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's something I need to remind myself of regularly as well, Gillian. That it's okay to have to wait.
DeleteGreat quote!!
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