As I pedal through middle-America, I think of you. When I learn new truths, I know they apply to you and what you face.
The lessons I’ve learned on the bicycle road are the same lessons on the writer’s road so I want to share some of them with you:
Things will NEVER go according to plan. Even your best plans are altered by reality of what is found on the writer’s road. You don’t have the knowledge of what’s down each road, around each curve and over every hill.
There is ALWAYS a reason when things don’t go according to plan. You just need to make sure we are open to that reason or we’ll miss an incredible blessing.
Plans should only be guidelines. If you marry a specific plan—particularly when writing—you’ll end up disappointed and at odds with life. Use your plan as a guideline only and then roll with the flow.
Slow is better. If you try to go through it too fast, you’ll end up missing so much of your blessing. Take it slow and you’ll enjoy each and every blessing because you won’t be rushing by on your way to success.
The journey is better than the destination. No kidding. If you focus so much on getting to the end, you’ll get there and feel empty. It’s all about the journey, not the destination.
The encounters and experiences are more valuable than the miles you travel or the destination you reach. If you take the time to enjoy the trip, the people and experiences you come across will get you to your destination a wealthy writer.
You hear a lot about how difficult and challenging the writing road is. But what you don’t hear too much is how incredible it is. It’s really okay to not know where you’ll be tomorrow or how you’ll get there.
Enjoy the journey and you’ll be excited, at peace and filled with fodder to write marvelous stories that will stir your readers off the couch. Your characters will be deeper and your plots will be more compelling.
Let your imagination take the trip down the road where only adventurous writers dare to ride. Keep going forward, regardless of where it leads. You’ll be glad you kept going down the Writer’s Road. So will your readers!
What adventures have you had on the writer’s road? Share them here!