tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732202318489795253.post8135014089086269071..comments2022-12-13T05:09:56.088-08:00Comments on Tamara Epps: Aiming for the topUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732202318489795253.post-80279679819148271862009-09-25T03:04:42.276-07:002009-09-25T03:04:42.276-07:00Some very good points there! Your first paragraph ...Some very good points there! Your first paragraph reminded me of something I read a few years ago in a wonderful book called 'Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. I'd like to say I know the book inside-out and upside-down, but I can't find the quote right now. Basically, the protagonist's mother tells her that in order to achieve something, she needs to picture achieving it, so if she was running a race, she should imagine winning it. But the protagonist wonders how that would work if all the participants in the race pictured winning. <br /><br />I can totally relate to what you said further on about the voice in your head that tells you that it's all futile and you can't make it. I am very well acquainted with that voice! It often comes back to haunt me if progress with my novel is slow, as it is currently, or going badly. I become impatient and want success right now, and when I see that it still lies a long way off, I become frustrated, and wonder if I'll even get there in the end. That's the point at which the voice takes over and I just have to ignore it. I find reading over my better work helps, because it reminds me that I can write well. <br /><br />Keep writing, fellow writer, and keep dreaming, because one day I am sure our dreams will come true. I am very excited about reading your novel!Kesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784605191788538731noreply@blogger.com