My editing jobs are coming back. I hope you can say something positive about the writing work that you do such as, “My books are selling,” “I’ve been getting paid for some articles,” “I found a publisher,” etc.
I’m interested in what it took (or is taking) to make things start happening for you again.
• Have you found a new way to promote yourself or your work?
• Are you spending more time and energy in promotion mode?
• Have you opened your mind to some new possibilities/opportunities within the realm of your work?
• Are you changing some of your habits, attitudes and/or perspectives?
If things still aren’t going so well for you, maybe it’s because:
• You’re still in panic mode.
• You’re in denial about what’s going on in your business.
• Inattentiveness to your work.
• Lack of interest in your work.
• You’ve given up.
If you are serious about selling copies of your book, building a freelance writing business or getting your book published, this is no time to stop the forward motion. In fact, this might be a good time to rev up your activities toward your goals. I know plenty of people who are doing just that. It’s taking more effort and greater time commitments, which means more attention to the important details and additional sacrifices.
It seems to me that this period of recession is an opportunity to reexamine what is truly important to us and to adopt innovative means toward redesigning our personal, career and creative lives.
Nothing will ever be the same, you know. We can’t expect to one day wake up and find ourselves exactly where we were before the economy went south. And many of us don’t want to go “there” anyway. Stop waiting for things to change. Start steps toward making things change in your favor. If you don’t know what those steps might be, when it comes to your publishing dreams or goals, order your copy of The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book today. http://www.matilijapress.com/rightway.html.
If you want to establish or rev up a freelance writing business, read my book, A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles or The Successful Writer’s Handbook. http://www.matilijapress.com (The handbook is also available as a free gift from SPAWN when you join ($45/year) http://www.spawn.org