Giving Up

Last week I did an interview over at Elana Johnson’s blog, and one of her questions was how often have I wanted to give up. I was pretty honest and admitted that there have been more than one or two times along y little writerly journey that I’ve really just wanted to say screw it and give up.

But something stopped me. I love this writing thing, and let’s be real–nothing awesome ever happened to people who just gave up when things got hard.

rickastley Giving Up

So, the thing here is this: No one said getting published was going to be easy. In fact, pretty much everyone told me it would be one of the hardest things I ever did. And, when it gets a big difficult, I have to remember that.

And so should you.

jamiec Giving Up
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11 Responses to “Giving Up”

Jamie (@JamieDeBree) April 7th, 2010 at 9:52 am

OMG – how long as it been since I saw/heard Rick Astley? Wow. Thanks for the flashback.

And the pep talk. :-)
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Jamie Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 9:59 am

@Jamie (@JamieDeBree), haha he’s the bomb, right. :)

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Paul April 7th, 2010 at 9:55 am

So true, Jamie!
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Jamie Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 10:01 am

@Paul, I just hope me saying it makes me believe it… hehe :)

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Rebecca April 7th, 2010 at 9:57 am

This post makes me every happy. You know why. ; )

That is all.

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Jamie Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 10:01 am

@Rebecca, I so knew it would :)

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Tawna Fenske April 7th, 2010 at 3:53 pm

Pardon me for a moment while I think dreamy thoughts about Rick Astley…

When I blogged several weeks ago about my exceedingly long and bumpy path to publication, I thought people would find it depressing and discouraging. As it turned out, it’s one of the most popular blog posts I’ve written. I think people like hearing that “real” side of the biz. The fact that it DOES suck lots of times and that it DOESN’T come easy for plenty of us, but that we still stick it out for one reason or another.

Love the blog!
Tawna
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Linda Dershem April 7th, 2010 at 7:36 pm

I feel like I just got Rick Rolled. LOL!

Seriously, I totally relate to this post. It’s why I treasure all of my writing buddies to help keep me motivated and visa versa. :D

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Chantal Kirkland April 8th, 2010 at 9:32 am

Yeah, sometimes I want to quit and be like: Why do I put myself through this, let’s get a manicure and go home! But then my awesome writerly-friends like @jmartinlibrary and @jamieharrington and @rclementmoore (and Ms. Candy Havens, too, but I seem to have misplaced her twitter name) pick me up and make me feel like I just might be worthy again. Thank bob for friends.
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Medeia Sharif April 11th, 2010 at 9:57 pm

Rick Astley and publishing persistence–this post is wonderful.
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