One of the things I find extraordinary about the path to publication is all the ideas you’ll discover along the way. Sometimes I’ll read something that will click with me and I’ll save it for later. Other times I will stumble accross the exact piece of information I needed at that moment.

My latest find?

I came across a great video from author Elizabeth Gilbert and it really spoke to me. I love what she says about embracing a power outside of yourself. For me, I know that luck has a great part to play not only in my writing but in my career. Hardwork of course, is a large part too.

This video is almost twenty minutes, but well worth a watch.

As with any time you have success, I think it’s natural to worry that you’ll never be successful again. You finished your novel, will you be able to write another one? You sold your book, will a publisher buy your next one? You sell X number of copies of your latest release, will you ever hope to sell that many again?

Anxiety, a writer’s middle name. Or perhaps, my middle name.

I’ll leave you with a final thought:

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise.  The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath

Selena

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