Confidence Comes From Adversity
Scenario 1: my daughter orders a beloved book online; a few days later it arrives. She reads it.
Scenario 2: my daughter orders a beloved book online; it doesn’t come for weeks. She checks the mailbox everyday with anticipation and experiences the inevitable daily heartbreak. When, finally, it arrives, she squeals with glee. She can’t wait to dive in.
In which scenario will she feel the book has more value? The second, of course, because she had to overcome adversity (interminable shipping delays) to appreciate her prize.
Writers face a lot of adversity. Lack of time, writer’s block, rejections, crippling self-doubt and more. But when the payoff comes—whether it’s words on the page, a completed story or a publishing deal—it’s all the sweeter.
Like our characters who have succeeded against all odds, so do we succeed. Like our characters who learn and grow from the obstacles in their path, so do we grow.
Writing is hard, but that’s also what makes our efforts all the more valuable—to you and to your potential readers.
Because maybe one day, your name will be on the book my daughter is impatiently waiting for. 🙂