It’s there right in front of you. Staring at you. Driving you nuts! It’s the door. Your heart leaps at the excitement of what might be on the other side. But fear grips you.
That’s the life of a writer. But I have some news for you. Contrary to what you’ve seen in the movies, there is NO monster on the other side of the door. Walking through the door—even if it is the wrong door—is not fatal.
As a writer, there will always be uncertainty. You can’t see what’s on the other side. Here’s why you should walk through that door:
1) Good things come to those who wait, but the best things come to those who pursue it.
2) If you never do, you’ll never know.
3) The door is possibility. Walking through it forces it into your reality.
4) You’ll regret it if you don’t. At some point, you’ll look back and wish you had.
5) Walking through the door awakens your creativity. You’ll write better.
6) By walking through the door, you’re moving. And most of the time, it will be forward!
Doors were built to keep unwanted things (or people) out, but they were also built to provide a threshold from where you were to where you want to go. You can use it either way. Choose the latter.
Do yourself—and your current or future readers—a favor and walk through the door. Remember, it swings both ways and you will be able to do go back if it turns out to be a direction you’d rather not travel.
I know it can be frightening, intimidating and even agonizing. But it’s also exhilarating, adventuresome and rewarding.
As you go through this week, I encourage you to take a step. Walk through the door!
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I know that this blog post was written with me in mind. It was the quote of “If you never do, you will never know.” that spoke to me and my worst fear. It isn’t that I won’t be published, it’s that I will never finish the manuscript. God gave me a story over 25 years ago, and now I am at home, taking care of my father with Alzhiermers, and everything in the world comes before my writing. I also have health issues and God let my issues get a little better just so I could take care of Dad….but every day that I don’t write, the voice inside me is screaming…GET IT DONE! Thanks for you antidotes. I am putting them on my wall in my office.
I know that this blog post was written with me in mind. It was the quote of “If you never do, you will never know.” that spoke to me and my worst fear. It isn’t that I won’t be published, it’s that I will never finish the manuscript. God gave me a story over 25 years ago, and now I am at home, taking care of my father with Alzheimer’s, and everything in the world comes before my writing. I also have health issues and God let my issues get a little better just so I could take care of Dad….but every day that I don’t write, the voice inside me is screaming…GET IT DONE! Thanks for you antidotes. I am putting them on my wall in my office.