Blogging A2Z Challenge, V is for...

 

Value:

All the work that you do in the editing process is worth it, I know I have mentioned it before, but sometimes as writers and authors we think that nothing we are doing is going to matter in the end, but the truth is, that if we stick with it, and edit it to our best abilities we can create something amazing. So that everything you are doing at this stage has value.

The same is true of our ideas, sometimes we think that there is no point on working on an idea we have because it’s been done before, by what we would consider better writers, the truth of the matter is, these ideas do have value, because you aren’t those writers, and your take on the story / idea will be different, because you thought of it, and your take may be completely different.

 

Vault:

Aka where you store your ideas and where you store the extra bits you delete and are afraid to get rid of…hey that might be a good name for the folder where you store them all. Until you feel you can get rid of what you remove, use this folder in case you a. want to put it back in, or b. want to use it in another story / novel.

 

Vitamins:

Just because we are awesome writers / authors, doesn’t mean we can afford to let our health dwindle, working on our own, in our own little rooms (office, kitchen, bedroom, shared living room, car), can seriously damage our health. You need vitamins to keep you healthy, sunshine helps, so if you can go outside and work. Go for a walk, run, swim (when pools open up again), move around, get up and do the dishes, then go back to it. Keep as fit as you can, take your meds, do your exercises, stay as healthy as you can.

Victory:

Every draft you complete is a victory, every notebook you fill with ideas, and notetaking before you rewrite is a victory, each and every book you succeed in publishing wither by self-publishing as an e-book, or by traditional publishing is a victory and should be celebrated as one. Reward yourself with something nice, a new portable hard drive, new ink for the printer, a glass of wine, or the best tea / coffee you can find. The point is, you have won, you have succeeded. WELL DONE.