All I can say is look long and hard at the people you envy and you might realize that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Quite frankly, I've discovered at times that the grass I am looking at is a lovely shade of gold. Basically signifying that it has long since died and what I am staring at is a pile of straw. I'll take my mottled and patchy clumps of green any old day.
I thought about this today for two reasons. First: Do I wish I had the success of Nora Roberts, John Grisham, Stephanie Meyer, and J.K.Rowling? Come on now...in the writing world, who wouldn't? But do I look beyond the green to see the brown that taints the perfectly manicured lawn?
You bet.
I look at it this way: The money and notoriety would be amazing, but with that comes the hustle and bustle of signings, tours and public appearances. Right now that seems very scary to me. Not to mention that you open yourself up to a whole new world of people you may never even realized exist.
I'm talking about the crazy fan/stalker/hater/critic/blogger, who will do whatever they can to make you feel bad about what you are doing because it makes them feel better about themselves. Not so looking forward to that. On this avenue I do tend to lean more on the pessimistic side than the optimistic. It makes me feel grounded.
The second reason I thought of the 'Other side of the fence' was because of how it makes us feel. If we are forever longing for something that's not even in our own backyard what does that say about us personally? It's more a matter of enjoying and accepting what you have and being able to appreciate what you see on the other side without selling yourself short.
No matter where my writing takes me I am embracing it whole heartedly and am happy with the results.
Pages to date: 108 (I did complete 25 character pages though)
Pages on new Book:8
Rejections:8
Queries Still Out:9
Didn't get more out yet, but I will:)
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