tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post3108259938580741726..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: On being an aspiring writerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-56158781249091003772013-08-29T12:44:49.763-05:002013-08-29T12:44:49.763-05:00What it all comes down to is accepting responsibil...What it all comes down to is accepting responsibility for the things you can control, and, for things outside your control--signing table location, review, sales, etc--taking responsibility for your reaction, as that's all you can control.<br /><br />Americans seem uniquely unsuited to this disposition.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-80145534895377890332013-08-29T09:51:19.567-05:002013-08-29T09:51:19.567-05:00I know what you mean. If you're focused on obt...I know what you mean. If you're focused on obtaining external stuff, you're always going to be looking for that next level.<br /><br />You get a signing table at a con, but it's not In The Front or you're on a panel at 9 and the best panels are at 11. Or your book got a great review in the Washington Post but you wanted the LA Times.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-37394724079812997312013-08-29T08:36:45.273-05:002013-08-29T08:36:45.273-05:00Well put. When I considered not writing anymore, t...Well put. When I considered not writing anymore, then re-considered and kept at it, I re-evaluated my entire concept of what it meant to be "successful." So, basically, I'm now aspiring to write as well as i can, while remaining as happy as I can, and, hopefully, making the people around me a little happier than they would be otherwise.<br /><br />I'm thinking that's plenty to aspire to.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com