The 4 Deadly Sins of the New Writer

Bright-eyed and bushy tailed, new writers come on the scene with a boat-load of enthusiasm and great ideas. They're ready to take on the world...and the publishing industry. I wonder if they know what they're getting themselves into.

While they start out with zest, however, somewhere along the line, many new writers fall into the pit of discouragement. They forget about the words they wanted to write in order to change the lives of their readers. The thought of writing to solve people's problems goes right out of the window.

Where did they go wrong? I believe they committed one of the 4 deadly sins of the new writer. If you're not careful writer, you could fall into the same pit. Below you'll find these 4 Deadly sins:

1) Procrastination.
Solution: Write something everyday

2) Allowing the discouraging words of others to stop you from writing.
Solution: Refuse to believe negative words and write a response to the comment that was made in your writing journal.

3) Allowing a few rejection letters to stop you from writing.
Solution: Work to improve the manuscript you sent off to the publisher(s) and send it to another publisher.

4) Allowing unexpected or traumatic circumstances to stop you from writing.
Solution: Write through your pain. You can even write about the experience. It's therapeutic!

While there are so many things that can prevent you from writing, you must be willing to press through your mess and write despite your hindrances. After all, life happens, but as a writer, you can respond to it through your pen and paper!

Gratitude

Are you experiencing a bad day? Maybe you lost your wallet or had an argument with a loved one. Maybe your children won't stop crying and you're ready to run away from the house as fast as you can.

Take a deep breath and realize that we all experience bad days. However, we can't allow them to hinder us from completing the tasks we've planned for the day--especially writing.

At times when we're thrown off from our plans for the day, writing seems to be the first thing we neglect. We think it's not as important as paying a bill or making an important phone call, for instance. We reason that we have writer's block because we can't think clearly, but you can overcome your writer's block by writing down at least five things you are thankful for. It may take a few moments to do, but you can accomplish two things by doing this:
Get some writing done.
Gain a proper perspective of your situation by seeing the good in your life despite your bad day.

Go ahead, writer, take some time to show gratitude through your writing. I'll give you the first one: "I'm grateful for being able to pick up a pen to write!"