tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817122899545365136.post1975300404498030558..comments2024-03-26T10:18:38.318+01:00Comments on The Bookaholic Blog: How do I know if I'm a writer?The Bookaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403758109717848396noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817122899545365136.post-36242782846456210482009-12-29T00:14:57.813+01:002009-12-29T00:14:57.813+01:00a young artist loves to draw cartoon sketches and ...a young artist loves to draw cartoon sketches and applied for a job in his field to almost all companies he could find... but it seemed like all those companies turned him down saying he got no real talent... he arrived at a stage of his job hunting where he couldn't afford transportation and food anymore... one evening, he got stuck in a corner and sat around with garbage... all down and discouraged... but he didn't give up... he believed in what he has. That night... he made friends with a mice.. he drawed a sketch of that mice and named it MICKEY MOUSE. The young man is Walt Disney. <br /><br />Never give up your dream! IT's when you're hit hardest that you shoudn't give up. Yes there are already many writers out there... but there's a story that only you can write... and people are waiting for that... at the right moment and at the right time. Keep pushing forward and you'd make it.warrior7https://www.blogger.com/profile/18026405097187916412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817122899545365136.post-85646434724376514322009-12-02T13:25:44.344+01:002009-12-02T13:25:44.344+01:00I will just say keep trying and remember that all ...I will just say keep trying and remember that all the famous authors you know went through this period. REmember that playwright Noel Coward said "Thousands of people have talent. i might as well congratulate you for having eyes in your head. the one and only thing that counts is:do you have staying power?"<br />Also, don't look at publishing houses that reject you as wicked, re evaluate your work. This has happened to me before and I re evaluated my work, tried to improve and resend in the end i was published there. Writing is not just about talent o, its about hardwork a lot of patience and a lot of perseverance.Ayobami Adebayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774165380431685499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817122899545365136.post-35414133741369913862009-11-30T18:04:59.871+01:002009-11-30T18:04:59.871+01:00Like the first comment, par for the course. I am a...Like the first comment, par for the course. I am a writer and I enjoy doing it. But I want to be an author too so more people can read my scribbles. I've gone the self publishing line. The end is not money though it would be good to make some LOL, but recognition and motivation. No matter how much we say we write for ourselves, nothing beats someone else reading and acknowledging our stories. <br /><br />All the best young writer, don't be too frustrated.Mynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595087387069634003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817122899545365136.post-53578261818060788492009-11-30T17:15:38.482+01:002009-11-30T17:15:38.482+01:00I was reading a book last week at the library call...I was reading a book last week at the library called "The Midnight Disease," about the biology of writing and creativity. The love of writing has nothing to do with publishing. It's about loving the process of showing up to a blank page and imprinting your thoughts on it. If you love it, don't stop. Consider yourself lucky for finding something you love enough to do just for its own sake. But if you want to publish, don't stop submitting either. Authors (as separate from writers) have cultivated an ability to weather the storms of rejection, and have likely been rejected far more times than accepted. Par for the course!alligator legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864977851259666502noreply@blogger.com