The Many Shades of Success
My writer-friend SM Reine recently blogged about her definition of success. And I thought I’d weigh in. I used to think that unless I had an agent and a publication contract in hand (especially with that large advance), I was a failure. I was doomed to remain unpublished and unknown, toiling away in my office, my work never seeing the light of day. I was terrified that I’d die before my work ever became known, and my existence on this Earth nothing more than a blip of…nothing. Why yes, I was quite morbid and depressing (it’s a gift).