A week for gratitude…
Good morning, Write Edge readers! It’s the week of Thanksgiving and a week of giving thanks. My day started with the news that a story I’d submitted to a writing contest didn’t make the cut. It didn’t even get an honorable mention. It saddened me, but then I was reminded (by my children, no less) that I can still be grateful.
And I am, truly and deeply. Without the Internet, I wouldn’t have met so many incredible writing friends. Without WordPress, I wouldn’t have taken myself seriously as a writer. Without the inspiration from others doing exactly what I’m doing, I wouldn’t be so dead set on working my novel every day.
So I’m grateful for that rejection. It’ll make the big acceptances later that much sweeter.
To that end, I’m sharing this week’s motivational quote. It actually hearkens back to this idea of gratitude and not winning in this moment. Because it’s when we lose in the short term that our resolve gets tested. For those of you pursuing life passions, be deeply grateful for those losses:
“I need to tell a story. It’s an obsession. Each story is a seed inside of me that starts to grow and grow, like a tumor, and I have to deal with it sooner or later.”—Isabel Allende
It’s the last Monday of November, and that means our monthly writers showcase. Right off the bat, I’m sharing with you the winner of the contest that I referenced at the top of the post. I didn’t place in the contest, but many other immensely talented writers did. Check out the first-place winner as well as other writing, including a poem and an inversion of an old fairy tale, from across the web on The Write Edge Writing Workshop!
In the middle of the week, I’ll share my latest book review. This Wednesday I’ll let you know what I thought of Mary Higgins Clark’s latest novel Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry. Come back for that on The Write Edge Bookshelf!
And speaking of those kids of mine, we go back to Growth Spurts this Friday. Come back at the end of the week to find out what we’ve been up to in my house on Growth Chart!
Have a wonderful week, readers, and be sure to take a moment to be grateful for something in your lives!
E.R.G.
