Thursday Time: Try a Little Tenderness

Otis Redding said it best, "[sometimes] you gotta try a little tenderness."

Writing is a lonely task and it's a hard road. It's a journey full of dips and valleys, slews and pot holes. And if you focus on those things, it's easy to get discouraged and to give up.

Of the 100 people who start a novel, only 15 will finish theirs. Of that 15, only 3 will get a contract.

This is a job for sissies. It's a job for the strong and the resourceful.

Part of being resourceful is knowing when you have to be ...