Top Ten Ways to Test A Writer's Patience (or How to Drive A Writer Crazy)

 

One of these things does not belong:

·         I am impatient

·         I am an extrovert

·         I require immediate gratification

·         I am an author

It is possible, given the traits listed above, that I couldn’t have picked a more ill-fitted career for myself than writing. In a previous post, it was duly noted that the publication process takes time, in fact, everything in the world of a writer takes time—lots and lots of time—and this got me thinking.

Here then, without further ado, are the:

Top Ten Ways to Test a Writer’s Patience

Or How to Drive a Writer Crazy
 

1.      The WIP



Writing takes forever.

2.      Blog Posts



Waiting for people to read your blog.

3.      Twitter

Watching your feed for retweets or replies.

4.      Facebook

Why doesn’t anyone share?

 

5.      Query Letters

Staring at an empty inbox.

 

6.      Partial Requests

Initial panic.

Followed by:

Staring at an empty inbox.

 

7.      Full Requests

Freaking out.

Followed by …
You guessed it:

Staring at an empty inbox.

 

8.      Signing a contract

Celebration!

Followed by:

How long till it’s published?

9.      Publication process

So. Many. Steps.

 

10. Publication

Sending your baby out into the world.

Followed by:

Your first interaction with readers.


Bonus:

Remembering why you started this journey in the first place.

 

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But please, don't take too long. :)
 

  
In gratitude,
Marissa xo