Tag: failure
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Relearning to Start
The first step is always difficult. Even when confidence is high, the beginning of any new journey is wrought with the factors of the unknown. We know little of how well we are going to be, of what the steps on the path will bring to us as we move forward. Around each bend resides…
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Why Not Now?
This is a question that I must start asking myself: why not now? In this world where we all believe that we must reach some arbitrary point, hit some milestone, gain some of whatever before we can do what it is we want, what is it that is really stopping us? Fear. Anxiety. Procrastination. Distraction.…
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A Short Push
Yep. I’m going to give it a try. Publishing, that is. Short stories. Novellas. Novelettes. All of it. Instead of worrying about how others do it, have done it, or if these things are good enough, I am going to do it. To start, I am going to release “The Farm” (this title may change;…
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Words to Ponder #10
“Ever tried. Ever failed. matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Samuel Beckett This happens to be one of my favorite quotes, and one that I have a lot of trouble actually following. Failure is such a scary thing, even when it has little in the way of down-sides. We don’t like failing, and often…
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Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 10 – The Blame Game
I am unsure if this is going to be the last post or if there will be more. When I started writing these posts, taking a harder look at my own thoughts and habits encircling my writing — both career-wise and the act of writing itself, there were only 6 or 7 of these posts…
Jeremy C Kester 