30th June 2016 | for Creatives | the successful artist, writing, KEEP CREATING, publishing, Seth Godin |
"People always look for excuses. .... When I got started in the book business, I received 900 rejection letters. So you don’t look at the end result—at the Richard Bransons and Maria Popovas—and say, 'Well they have that thing that I don't.' They got that thing by showing up. I am really focused on helping people understand that not showing up is a failure of will more than it is a failure of birth."
"I would have bet twenty to one against my own success, but by continuing I could lose only pen and paper; and if the one chance in twenty did turn up in my favor, then how much might I win!"
"I wish all writers realized that agents, publishers, book doctors, vanity presses, and how-to seminars, have a cost attached to them—sometimes a very high cost—with zero guarantees. You can be a writer, and have writer be a part of your identity, without any of them."
"I started writing, and I kept on writing. Although that may sound obvious, it's true. People are always telling me that they would like to become a writer, but they don't actually write anything. You have to write and continue to write."
"While running your own publishing business can certainly take quite a bit of time and energy, never forget that writing your next book is the very best way to spend the bulk of your time. Whether you are self-publishing or working with a traditional publisher, the best way you will ever connect with both your current—and future—readers is by writing and releasing your next book. And then the next. And then the next. And then the next."
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