Learning the complexities of writing is a never-ending
process. For those who think they’ve obtained
knowledge of all they need to know about their craft …think again.
While I’ve learned a lot about the technical aspects of
writing, became educated and experienced on the marketing of a published novel,
and have a good grip on the whole process from concept to implementation, I’m
learning there’s still a lot more wisdom to acquire. Well, I actually already knew that lesson,
but this new phase I’m entering has me learning to step outside my comfort
zone.
I hope I can explain this in simple turns. I don’t mean being able to move forward and
succeed when I find myself outside said comfort zone. But, to make
the choice to actually step into the unknown with a hunger to learn more,
experience more, and fill my repertoire of knowledge with new, strange and
complex knowledge, thereby expanding wisdom.
Have I lost you, yet?
In stepping into the unfamiliar, I’m learning a lot more
about myself as a writer and as a woman.
I like what I’m discovering.
Perhaps not everyone will like the new, emerging me, so it’s a good
thing I live, write and love FOR me, not anyone else. I’m falling madly in love with the woman I’m
discovering, and am enjoying new skills, new talents and a new style of
writing.
If I could part any kind of wisdom today, it would be to
keep your mind wide open and never stop learning.
Till next time,
~T.L. Gray
A great post - and very true. It seems like there is always "another goal" beyond our reach. In many ways it’s like hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, just as you reach the top of a ridge you find a whole series of peaks that stretch out to the horizon. I’ve been able to tick off many of my initial goals: finish a book, complete a series, get published, find an audience, get good reviews, break the Amazon top 20, earn a living, sell more than a hundred thousand copies, and so on. But I still feel there is so much left to do. I still dream that someday I’ll hit one of the major best sellers lists such as the New York Times, Publisher’s Weekly, or USA Today. I’d love to see a movie based on the books on the big (or small) screen. And my next sales goal is to cross the 1,000,000 mark. I have no complaints about where I am now, but I also think it’s good to have something more to strive toward, and the nature of this business means I’m not likely to run out of brass rings to reach for anytime soon.
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