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Saturday, June 15, 2013

It's the writing, stupid!

No, it's not you, dear reader, who is the stupid one, it's me. And that's why I'm writing this blog post, as a reminder: what's the best path to success? It's the writing! Everyone agrees, whether they be writer superstars or midlisters or just those who've researched how to succeed as a writer--it's writing!

That's easy for me to forget. I tend to get caught up in social media marketing. I tend to get caught up in submitting short stories and articles instead of writing new stuff. I tend to get discouraged by my perceived lack of progress, even though I sell those stories and articles. (In fact, I just sold a short story and just had published the one pictured below!)


But, but, the more I write the better I become and the more I have to sell. And truly, writing is my heart's passion, my love, my desire. So while I will continue to blog and do social media, etc. etc. first comes writing! (And here's my article proposal on Slate about realizing being true to myself is always best:
http://hive.slate.com/hive/second-acts/growing-up-with-self-employed-parents-i-swore-id-never-be-self-employed-now-i-am )

Here's my call to action--no matter what your creative endeavor--do that! Me, I'll be off writing ...