Lesbian Fiction ForumMy horoscope for this week, a very special week indeed, says:
"Sometimes it's not how good you are but how bad you want it," read the t-shirt of a guy buying a lottery ticket at the convenience store. While I don't think he was making the best use of that philosophy–playing a game of chance heavily weighted against his success–I do think it's a principle worth meditation on, especially for you right now, Leo. Your skill and understanding are certainly not irrelevant as you push to the next level of your quest, but they are less important than the intensity of your longing.
Lorna read that to me from the Mountain Xpress as we sat inside Blue Mountain Pizza in Weaverville. At first, I didn't get it (I don't do well with verbal information). So she cut it down to the essentials for me:
Your skill and understanding are certainly not irrelevant as you push toward a goal, but they are less important than how bad you want to reach that goal.
Now that I understood.
How bad do I want to be a writer? How bad do I want to get the edits for BGCFA done so it can go to the 2nd editor then to layout? How bad do I want to get back to the rest of my projects? Or would I rather play another round of Alpha Centauri? Which do I want more?
That got me to thinking. I need to prioritize things in my life. Not having a schedule doesn't help any, that's for sure. I want to be a professional writer, not a professional PC gamer. I do. I want to be a writer bad enough that I realize I need to set the games aside and get to work.
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last modified: 08/03/06 08:52
It should be, "Your skill and understanding are certainly relevant…" in that second quote. Unless, of course, I've had this horribly wrong all this time.
— submitted 8/3/2006 @ 2:13 am
Amazing how it changes when a single word is left out. *snort grumble mutter*
How are ya?
— submitted 8/3/2006 @ 8:53 am