A Thankful Heart
There are a lot of times as a writer where you shake your head and say, “Why me?” Like the time my publisher declared bankruptcy three weeks before my book was supposed to be on bookshelves, or the time I submitted several books to a publisher and received encouraging revision letters only to have my revisions on those books ultimately rejected. Or the recent snarfunkle with Harlequin and RWA over Harlequin Horizons that’s left me with no chance to enter my books in the RITAs unless things change.
But I’ve found that dwelling on the negative doesn’t help your career. Far more positive and powerful is a thankful heart.
It comes from the idea of what you focus on is what you draw to you.
So I’m thankful for my contracts with Harlequin, that my writing is going to be in books in the hands of readers in 2011 (I know it seems like a long time but in the publishing world it’s not.)
I’m thankful for both my writing and non-writing friends who keep me sane in different ways – the writers because they understand how crazy a business publishing really is, and the non-writers because they don’t care about the business at all.
I’m thankful for the chance to be able to write the stories out of my head – because really, my therapy bills would be astronomical if I had to pay to talk them all out.
I’m thankful that there are readers out there who love romance. Thank you for reading what we write!
I’m thankful that my computer has kept up this far with me and continues to chug along.
I’m thankful for my husband and my kids who encourage me and make me want to be a better writer.
I’m thankful for RWA and the published members who’ve offered support and education over the years that helped me get to where I am.
And of course I’m thankful for you. Because I may not know exactly who you are at this moment, but you are still reading this. And that makes me smile.
May your holidays be full of love, light, and joy.
Cheers,
Theresa
