Final days of Anti-Procrastination month! For those of you who were a little cheeky back in April, saying, “Can’t we put it off until June?” (yes, I saw you tweeting), guess what? June is just around the corner. That’s what happens when you procrastinate…the days slip on by and then you wonder, what happened to the time?
Let’s talk about something a lot of people (self included) put off : submitting. Are you putting off submitting your work?
Maybe you are putting off finishing your work so you don’t have to submit it. Never finish, never submit, never get rejected. Ouch.
Don’t reject yourself.
You might be writing someone’s favorite book. Really. Someone once wrote your favorite book. She struggled over it. Fought for each word. Wondered if it was any good. And it was. That book is now on your bookshelf, dog-eared, pages falling out, or maybe even in multiple copies because you can’t walk past a copy at a used book sale.
Give yourself a chance of succeeding, of reaching your dream.
Don’t reject yourself. Learn the craft. Practice. Get Feedback. Revise. Submit.
No more procrastinating.
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Ooo! Ouch! Shonna, do you have a direct line to my subconscious? You just described a problem I’ve had for a long time, also know as perfectionism. Maybe we should dedicate a month to battling that as well!
I’ve submitted more this year than last year, but here I am saying again that I’m going to submit more this year. You all heard me say it here!
Kitty, I just let you in on a little pep talk I give myself sometimes. Okay, often. LOL.
Thanks, needed that, will stop reading twitter and playing games on facebook, and get typing, i.e. how can I really start editing if I don’t finish typing draft, it is getting scary as 1st ebook end in sight.
Great post! I think there’s a line to balance – many, many writers seem to query too early, before their ready, but the flip side is some do just put it off.
Thanks for the encouragement.
sloanwriter,don’t want to take all the computer fun away, but yes, you better get typing.
Wendy, I agree about that line. We probably ALL submit too early, but I’d rather risk that than never trying.
Great post. I might have to print this one out and frame it.
Now, off to work on a query letter.
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