Summary

The article encourages writers not to give up on their aspirations, emphasizing the value of their words and the potential impact they can have on readers.

Abstract

The text is a motivational piece directed at writers who may be struggling with self-doubt, external criticism, or the challenges inherent in the writing profession. It acknowledges the difficulty of gaining recognition and the emotional toll of constant rejection. The author expresses anticipation for the day their writing reaches a wider audience and inspires action. The article stresses the importance of perseverance, suggesting that success could be just around the corner. It also highlights the need for writers to share their unique perspectives and stories, as there is an audience eager to engage with their work. The author reminds readers that writing itself can be a source of joy and fulfillment, advocating for a positive outlook and gratitude for the support received.

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The author has ambitious goals for their writing, including reaching a large audience and earning significant income from their stories.
Writers often face discouragement from others, including family, and from their own internal doubts and insecurities.
Despite the challenges, the author believes that every writer's voice is important and that their words have the power to affect readers' lives.
The article suggests that writers should not be dissuaded by negative feedback or the belief that their work is not good enough.
There is an emphasis on the joy and passion that writing brings to the author's life, which serves as a driving force to continue writing despite obstacles.
The author encourages writers to remain hopeful and to keep striving for their goals, as success may be achieved at any moment with continued effort.
Positivity and gratitude are recommended as tools to help writers maintain their motivation and to recognize the value of their work and the support they receive.

Dear Writer, don’t give up just yet — the best is yet to come

Tomorrow might be the day you’ve been waiting for.

I can’t wait for the day when I write an article that reaches thousands of people. I’m eager for the day when someone says I inspired them to take action or to keep going. The day I make a hundred bucks with one story alone is one that I’m looking forward too.

I have a lot of goals as a writer, and I’m betting you do too.

Your goals might relate to Medium, your blog, or publishing books. Maybe you want to become one of the best damn copywriters ever — one who people in the industry will talk about decades from now. Perhaps you want thousands of hits on your fanfic.

Whatever your dreams and goals are as a writer — no matter how big or small, short-term or long-term, I hope you never give up on them.

Being a writer is fucking hard

The process of writing is complicated, but I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about everything that goes through the mind of a writer and the things we go through.

Even though there are authors who make a living through writing books, bloggers who make hundreds of thousands of dollars, and writers who have fans all over the world — writers who haven’t “made it” yet are still not taken seriously.

My grandma still asks why I don’t get a real job. My other grandma asks me, with a sigh of disappointment, if I don’t get tired of writing all day.

When it’s not others putting us down, it’s ourselves.

Endless doubts and insecurities are within us. We don’t think our writing is good enough, we compare our work to others’, and we pressure ourselves to write perfect articles, an unreachable aim.

We tell ourselves things we don’t deserve and would never tell another writer — because that would be too harsh, right?

We need your words

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If you’ve ever, or if you ever, receive a comment telling you your words don’t matter, never listen to them. If someone tells you to keep your opinion to yourself, shout it out louder.

If somebody says we don’t need your story, your opinions, or anything you create — keep creating anyway.

We need your words. Someone out there cares so much about you even if they don’t know who you are yet. They’re looking for you even though they’re not currently aware of it.

But when they finally do, their lives are going to change.

I know you’ve heard that all before, but it’s said often because it’s true.

You are worthy of being heard. You, just like every other human on this planet, have valid thoughts, opinions, and stories.

People need to hear about what you’ve been through, the lessons you’ve learned, and the struggles you’ve overcome.

Readers want to be educated and to open their minds. They want all the information you took so long to gather.

They want to be inspired and motivated. They want to be moved; to cry, laugh, smile. To feel like they belong.

They can’t wait to be transported to a world you’ve built. Readers can’t wait to fall in love with your characters and take adventures alongside them.

It’s easy to want to quit

All of this discouragement from others and ourselves is enough to drive anyone to quit.

Thinking we don’t deserve to be heard can make anyone put down the pencil and close the laptop. It’s enough to convince us to give up when we’re this close to reaching our goals. But…

Don’t give up because tomorrow might be the day you’ve been waiting for.

Maybe you’ll finally reach one hundred followers. You’ll finally have the guts to share the story you’ve had locked up in your computer for the past six months.

You’ll put together a piece that goes viral. Perhaps the client of your dreams will finally hire you. You’ll hear back from someone who wants to run with your book. You’ll get the comment you’ve been waiting for.

You never know.

Tomorrow might be the day your dream finally comes true. And if it doesn’t happen tomorrow, it could happen the day after that.

That’s why you can never give up. You’ll always have tomorrow to look forward to.

If you keep pushing, then that day will come. But that’s what matters — that you keep trying.

Meanwhile, we have to find the good in everything

Positivity is for writers too, you know? I know that’s hard to believe considering how much time we spend in our heads, usually in some sort of self-loathing, but we really need to work on that.

Some assholes won’t believe in us until we’re rich or famous (or both), but we also have some awesome people in our corner that deserve to be acknowledged.

We have to be grateful for the ones that clap, like, comment, share, repost, retweet, and all the other “re-s.”

When that isn’t enough to make you feel good and to keep propelling you forward, focus on the writing.

Writing is the best thing ever. I think we can all agree with that.

No matter what I think about myself, no matter how difficult the process, and despite the days I want to quit because I feel lonely and I’m tired of being on the damn laptop all day, I love writing with everything in me.

I love being able to express myself through words, making up characters, and that I can stay in bed to work. I love the stupid clicking noises of the keyboard people who write about writing always mention. I love geeking out about cool words, doing research, and editing.

I love the whole fucking thing.

When all else fails, I will let my passion for writing drive me forward.

Let writing be your guiding light. When no other form of motivation works, let your love for writing push you to keep going — if only until tomorrow.