Remember this phrase, "It's a win-win proposition." Editors love that term. It means both parties profit from the deal.
I remember the first time I ever used that term. It was the year of the American Legion's upcoming 75th Anniversary Edition, and their national office was only a few miles from my back door.
However, when I went to apply for the job, the editor told me he had no positions available. But I didn't give up that easily.
You would like to take a writing course, but you don't have time. Right? Wrong!
Don't look at the whole picture. Chop it down to size. Approach it one week at a time.
You need to allow 60-90 minutes a week for home-work. Where can you fit 60-90 minutes into your present schedule?
Could you get up 15 minutes early four days a week? Could you write 15 minutes during your lunch-time? Are you willing to stay up 15 minutes late four nights a week? Could you study an hour on Sunday?
You see. You do have the time.Don't let your writing gift die. Make it a priority in your life. It is the gift that keeps on giving.
If I could tell you only one thing, it would be this -- Don't let your dreams pass you by. Reach for the stars and pull a dream down to your level. You can do anything you really want to do. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Dream big.
Be selfish with
your writing
time.
* Demand time to write
* Demand it of yourself
* Demand it of others
Don't lose the beautiful gift that transports you into new worlds.
