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The difference between genius and success.

When I was younger I considered myself a talented writer. I thought I was a genius. I produced nothing for that entire time of my life. I spent years bemoaning that my genius was wasted, the world just didn’t get me. Always in the back of my mind I thought “I coulda been a contender.”  When I turned forty something changed; I now thought my work was okay. I felt like I did good enough, yet there was always room for improvement. Oddly this was also when I developed a more important skill. I became a finisher.  I learned to submit. You see I wasn’t a contender because I hadn’t thrown a punch. I expected the world to beat down my door and beg for my genius. All I had to do to access my dream was realize two things; I wasn’t a genius, but I was good enough and the world doesn’t know about you unless you tell them. The mountain never went to Mohammed, he went to the mountain. I have since that time crossed paths with a plethora of writers whose talent puts me to shame, yet I am the one that they turn to for guidance. The only thing I do that they do not is press send or drop the envelope in the mailbox. I try, I finish, I submit. I no longer believe I am a genius but I do believe I am worthy.  If you believe you are worthy you might just be correct as well.

Coming Fall of 2015!

So I am reading Danielle Steele!

I wanted to learn a bit about women’s fiction. It is a genre that has always intrigued me with its commercial viability and its loyal fan base. I figured I would purchase and analyze a successful known quantity to accomplish this. I chose Danielle Steele because she is arguably one of the most prominent names in women’s fiction, big enough that she was the first name to pop into my brain. One novel being as good as another for my experiment I went for her most recent work. It seemed like a good concept, “Big Girl” is ostensibly about a protagonist with a regular figure. When I say regular here I mean woman’s size 10-14 fluctuating between the two during the story. I have not finished it yet but have already questioned things after chapter 3 enough that I went  looking for other opinions. Apparently I have stumbled on Danielle Steele’s personal “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”. The book is proclaimed as poorly written and insulting to women because of misogynistic  and weight biased overtones. I will of course follow up with further review because I will be finishing the book if for nothing else but perverse curiosity at how an icon of writing fails miserably. I know this isn’t my acquaintances normal literary purview but does anyone else know about this debacle and have an opinion?

A good reminder. I need to take this advice myself more o...

A good reminder. I need to take this advice myself more often!

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