You know the old saying,”Neither rain, sleet nor snow, the mail must go”? It means the mail carrier has to make an honest attempt to deliver the mail, no matter what.
It’s raining where I am right now, and I’m having a hard time getting down to the business of writing. But in reality, if you want to be a writer, you have to write. It’s your job. Through rain, sleet, snow, and a whole lot more inconveniences. Nobody said it would be easy. But if you signed up for it, you need to make an honest attempt to write, no matter what, short of a natural disaster. And let’s be honest here. A diarrheal dog who has exploded seventeen times in eight different locations around your house, although quite disgusting (and somewhat alarming), does not constitute a natural disaster.
So, even though it’s raining out, and it’s late, and I’m tired, and I’d really like to read a few minutes than go to sleep, I need to deliver. I’m at a writers’ retreat, I’m meeting with one of my editors tomorrow, and I’d like to finish up a new story to show her. I can think of no better mantra to adopt than the postal creed, albeit with a writerly twist. “Neither rain, sleet nor snow, the writing must go.” Making an honest attempt to deliver, no matter what.
When you treat writing like a job — your job — you’ll be rewarded with the satisfaction that comes from completing a project. And you may even get that check that really was in the mail.
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