Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.What are your writing and publishing superpowers (drafting? beta-reading? writing queries? plotting? character creation? etc.) -- and what's your kryptonite?
My first inclination was to moan about my complete lack of any superpowers at all. But then I stop and think for a bit.
Maybe, just maybe I have one.
Maybe even two.
Neither is unusual particularly but completely necessary. I’m still going. Day after day I come back to the computer (or note book – whatever) and open the doc and write some more. When that story is done I start another. And submit eventually. And get rejected. And then I write some more.
Super-persistent with maybe a dash of Super-hopeful/optimistic.
We all are to keep going.
The other power is rarer for me… in a few stories I’ve found a groove. When this supergroove happens the words come out as fast as I can type them and I can get a story down pretty fast (considering how little writing time real life gives me).
But in general as much as I would love to be super-plotter or querier or anything I think turning up is the first step. And perhaps the hardest.
What about you? Are you super?
Tenacity is a great superpower! In fact, I wish I would have thought of using it, because I think it might be one of mine too. You've got to have courage and a strong-will to keep on trucking through writer's block and rejection and frustration. Great post!
ReplyDeleteNever underestimate the power of "Super-persistence" and "Super-hope."
ReplyDeletePersistence + Optimism + Hope = winner combo!
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome superpower ;)
Persistence and optimism are SO key in this industry--and they're both very easy to lose. I think they're fabulous superpowers!
ReplyDeleteHaving the writing just pour out of you is a true superpower...I've had my times that were like that, but not always.
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty darn great superpower! To be able to knock out the self-doubt and keep on plugging away is pretty admirable!
ReplyDeleteOkay, supergroove is the best term of all time. You need to get that on a t-shirt!
ReplyDeleteSuper persistent and optimistic is a great mindset to have too :)
The power to keep going is more than half the battle. And keeping a smile on your face is even harder some days. But it's all worth it when everything comes together.
ReplyDeleteFor sure, persistence--and based on what you've said, it sounds like it's not just persistence but also consistency. You can be persistent without being consistent--but consistency is bound to make you more successful, ultimately. I want to be at the place where writing every day is part of my life but I'm just not yet, so I really admire people who have gotten there.
ReplyDeleteThose are some very useful superpowers!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone. I think i'll need to come back to this post when my superpowers are running low to remember I can keep going!
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