“Unlocking the Secrets: Transform Your Writing Aspirations into Reality with These Powerful Strategies!”
Ever found yourself at a literary panel, surrounded by writers bathed in accolades and glowing reputation, only to feel a strange sense of disillusionment wash over you? I did just that one summer, listening to an award-winning author candidly share his experience of triumph that, surprisingly, left him feeling unchanged—unmoved even after receiving prestigious accolades. It’s a sobering thought, isn’t it? If winning awards and achieving recognition didn’t propel him to a new pinnacle, then what were all those late nights and endless revisions even for? Join me as we delve into this thought-provoking discussion on ambition, motivation, and the often-ignored question: What do we truly want from our writing journey? Buckle up, because understanding the answer might just reshuffle your goals in a way you never expected! LEARN MORE
First, you have to know what you want
One summer, I attended a panel filled with award-winning, bestselling literary writers.
The experience was outstanding in many ways, but I was surprised by what one author had to say.
This author had been lauded for his talents. He’d won many awards for his fiction — including international awards and the PEN/Hemingway award — and had been compared to Dostoevsky.
When asked about how all this had affected him, though, he shrugged, shook his head, and gave us a blank expression. He described having received “the call” for each of the awards and how excited he had been. How every time he expected his life would change, but within a few weeks, realized that everything was pretty much the same.
This award. That award. This recognition. That. Another shrug.
He sat there on the panel, his deep brown eyes gazing out at us. I could feel the energy drain from the room. I imagined all the writers in the audience were thinking the same thing:
If, after all that, nothing changes, then what?
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