Every post opens with a question (a blogging prompt, if you will), and this month's is: Did you ever say “I quit”? If so, what happened to make you come back to writing?
While I have never quit writing, I have taken prolonged breaks to explore different styles, mediums, and genres. Even when things are going well, I think we all need variety to keep us engaged, and writing other things (especially where you have challenged yourself) can help to refine your craft. Even when I was at my most discouraged, with my novel receiving one rejection letter after another, I was always writing something else.
Last month was absolutely fantastic for me, with the release of an anthology that I was delighted to be a part of, and the pre-order release of my kinky pulp adventure tale, which marks a bit step forward for me as I opened myself up to some beta-readers and relinquished a little creative control to a professional cover artist. Both were great experiences, and they are motivating me to tackle the rewrite of my novel for submission to a few markets that I think (hope?) will respond favorably.
Congratulations on your productive month! It's nice to have that, especially when remembering times when it wasn't going so well. :-)
ReplyDeleteIWSG June
Way to go!
ReplyDeleteEvery now and again I think about writing an ebook for Amazon or something, but figure I will get 300 words in and the ADD or ADHD will rear its ugly head, which is why I think captions are the best use of my 'talent'. Maybe someday, I'll surprise someone with a 2k word TG story!
You've certainly been productive in the review department, Sally. Congratulations on the releases!
ReplyDeleteAs to whether I ever want to say "I quit...", I feel tempted every time I do my taxes and see how little I made as an author over the past year. However, I can't quit...it would be like ripping out a huge part of myself and tossing it in the trash.
Lately I've been saying, "Screw the market, I'm going to write what I feel like." So far that has resulted in one very dark and kinky paranormal story, and one ridiculously light-hearted smut fest in which everyone gets laid by everyone else.
I do love variety!