“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” by Ella Fitzgerald
When I ran across this quote, it struck a chord with me. It seems like I have been writing a lot this year and not going very far. I think I had re-written the first chapter of my current WIP way too many times and I have thought about giving up. But I haven’t because writing is what I really want to do. I love taking a nugget of an idea and shaping it into a story.
I have worked pass the issues with Chapter 1, which were really about how does the hero/heroine meet and what is their conflict. I might not have the best Chapter 1 and will have to re-work it once I finish but I have found my conflict and how I can move that through the entire story not just chapter 1.
So with a good outline of external and internal conflict I move forward. Because I love writing and putting the stories that have been running in my head for years to paper. My WIP is shaping up nicely and I am glad I didn’t give up earlier on this story.
Doing what you love, doesn’t mean it’s easy or it comes naturally. With hard work, inspiration, a desire to succeed and the joy of loving what I am doing; I will not give up. I am writing, and I will edit, rewrite, submit to editors and agents and then start my next WIP. Because loving what you do is the best thing for you and the journey is what defines you.
What does the quote mean to you?
Tiffany Lyn
