Every day is not only a gift, but as far as I’m concerned, another day filled with plenty of opportunities to learn something new. When I wake every morning and figure out what I want to do, or shall I say, accomplish that day, in the back of my mind I’m also thinking about what I want to learn on that day.
What I learn gets written in my notebook, things I consider interesting get photographed, and locations geotagged and mapped accordingly. I use my blog/website to keep it all together and share it with the world.
Not that long ago, I published a book of poetry and sold a handful of copies; enough to make my parents proud, but too few to make a profit. Poetry is a hard commodity to sell; writing, by its very nature is difficult to sell. My next book is going to likely be non-fiction, that is of course if I ever get around to writing it!
When I write, I do so not in hopes of selling millions of copies and making a fortune, but rather as a labor of love, hoping that my words might one day become a contribution to society; a modern society that is overwhelmed with a constant flow of information of little or no literary value.
It saddens me that every time I read blogs on the Internet, most of the time the authors only write about things that nobody cares about. All the cutting edge technology is available to just about anyone with access to the Internet and 90% of it is useless crap. I like to think of myself as (hopefully) being somewhere with in that remaining 10%!
The writing world in some ways is like the Internet. If an author gets their work published and becomes famous or successful from that one piece of work, readers expect that every subsequent piece thereafter will be just as good, if not better than the one before it. If you are so lucky to have authored three or more successful books, others will look up to you, but as I mentioned earlier, one unsuccessful piece and you’ll be flipping hamburgers at a fast food joint with no chance of ever regaining your acclaimed status. A pedestal is not an elevator.
We make our own destiny. Every day is a new opportunity to solve our problems. Life is hard, but it will be much harder if we do not do something about it.
Interesting to get an insider’s take on your process. I hope more people will take advantage of the viral audience online as well with meaningful work that speaks to people’s hearts. I think we all want to leave a bold legacy with out life pursuits.
Life is unending learning. We are bound to learn new things in a thousand ways everyday. Even those bad things that happened has a lesson to learn.
I agree, every day brings it’s own opportunity. It takes the grace to realise this and run with it, to be able to tap into the untapped and be successful while doing so.
I have come to realize this everyday that I need to learn a thing or two daily and it been fun
Learning to me is a continuous process, so I learn daily and it been fun.
Life is all about learning. We need to learn new things in several ways.
Well, certainly every day is an opportunity, a second chance. An opportunity to continue learning to be the best version of yourself.
I agree. Everyday is a chance to learn and do better. As a saying of a certain panda says Today is a gift that is why it is called the present. All that matters is how a person uses this gift to be better.
You are right on this, I have started learning how to learn a thing daily. I know it will help me grow
Writing, and loving writing – it is easily the bane of many people struggling to do what they can in order for their works to be recognized by a lot of people, and at the same time making them struggle in either staying true to the craft or just doing what they love.
It is not a one size fits all thing for writers, which also leads to even more confusion and hesitation. Ideally, budding writers should be able to focus on their own brand of writing style, but they could also be easily influenced by and struggle to write like the famous writers they admire. It really isn’t something that could be called as a “balance” that everyone can do. But this is why continuous learning and education is very important. It is something that we should all deem as vital in our continued efforts to better ourselves.
Each day is different from the other. Each one comes with a different experience.
Everyday is an opportunity to learn something new and I thank God for it. Learning is a continuous process an unending learning.
Great way of thinking Tom, for me every new day is an opportunity to achieve the things, I always take serious the fact that all I had is the present.
The expectation people have on authors that has made it with few publications is so high that it kills the vibes. Any little flop, that’s just the end, it will take years to come back to fame. It never easy
Our thirs for knowledge and our curiosity is what truly makes us human. We should never let go of it!
I strive to learn something new each day. It has worked for me pretty well I must say.
I quite like your modus operandi. I think I will incorporate some of your techniques into my life.
I would really fancy reading your poetry book. I hope you’ll be able to share it some time.
I love the genuine passion you have for writing. You’re not after profits and that’s a good thing.
I wish you all the best in your next publication. I look forward to it 🙂
I agree with you on the part about blogs writing about things no one cares about. Most of them are only driven by profits.
You have a few publications out. That’s more than I can say for a lot of writers. Keep it up.
“When I write, I do so not in hopes of selling millions of copies and making a fortune, but rather as a labor of love.” Those are some of the most beautiful words I have ever read. Thanks so much for this.
I wasn’t aware that you have a poetry book out. I will sure look for it.
We stop learning when we get to the leave this world. This write up is so meaningful.
I wish you the best in your next non-fiction book. I can tell it will be a masterpiece.