The Follow Through!

I have to work on my follow through. I have this terrible habit of working on a script or a piece of creative writing and then I do nothing with it. This would not be a problem if I were just writing as a hobby. But the thing is, I would ultimately like to make a career with my words. 

There are lots of contests and things out there for the novice writer, and I have been encouraged by lots of folks in my life to take advantage of such things. I don’t know why I don’t. I think sometimes I get so deep into re-writes that I never feel like the work is ready to be seen. I’m sure it has something to do with my lack of confidence, and the fear of rejection.

But I have decided to face my fear of rejection and just go for it. In fact, from what I understand, rejection is sort of a rite of passage for us creative types… that’s where my new favorite word comes in… TENACITY… I need to have the tenacity to just keep sending stuff out despite the odds that are against me. 

It is going to be difficult to keep focusing on my writing in this particular chapter of my life. After all I am still looking for a job in an economy where jobs are not super easy to come by (there are some leads on that front, which is good, cause you know paying rent, and eating are lovely things) but even with all this going on I must remember that I have big dreams that I want to shoot for, and now is as good a time as any to shoot for them.

And those of you that know me personally feel free to harass me from time to time about getting my work out… I need a little accountability from time to time.