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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Supporting Each Other

This last Monday on the #WritersRoad chat on Twitter we talked about keeping your spirits up while submitting or trying to get published in today’s industry. Anyone who has tried to break into publishing in the last few years knows how incredibly hard that can be. When talking about ways to keep our spirits up one topic kept reoccurring and that was, supporting each other.

Writing used to be a lonely profession but it doesn’t have to be anymore. There are so many wonderful writing communities online now that we never have to face anything alone again unless we choose to. Between Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, and all the others, you are bound to find someone to connect with and to share your journey with. All you have to do is reach out.

Supporting each other is a two-way street though, we can’t ever forget that. Paying it forward is very important in the writing communities, but we must do it with honest, good intentions~not because we expect something in return. Be there for your writing friends, talk with them, comment on their blogs when you can, critique for them when you can (constructively of course), and buy their books when the time comes. Good karma comes around and the friendships you’ll forge by supporting each other are worth every second of time spent on them.

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10 comments:

  1. Linda GrayOctober 19, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    So true. I wrote my first draft of my first novel in the mid-90's, before social media existed like it is now. There were internet chatrooms, but that was it, and it was a very different process. No matter what people may find lacking in social media, it is such a great source of support for people involved in similar endeavors. I LOVE the blogosphere for that reason. Thanks for a great post.

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  2. Lorelei BellOctober 19, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Words to live by, Heather, and I know you do!

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  3. Lydia KangOctober 19, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Very true. I hope I never take the community for granted. They've already given me so much.

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  4. Kristie CookOctober 19, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    I had something profound to say, clicked on the wrong thing, went on a wild goose chase and finally made it back here. And now I forgot what I wanted to say. So, um, yeah...good post. And it looks like I missed a good #writersroad. Dang.

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  5. julie feddersonOctober 19, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    The support of others on the road is so important. Just a kind word on a bad day can make all the difference.

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  6. Karlene PetittOctober 19, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    So True Heather. Supporting each other is essential. Nobody goes this alone, and we are all here to support each other... because we can! We should. And life is about paying it forward.

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  7. HeatherOctober 20, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Linda, me too and it's so much nicer now that we have such connections!

    Lorelei, they are indeed. :)

    Lydia, me too, well said!

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  8. HeatherOctober 20, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Kristie, lol! I have no doubt it was something wonderful about supporting each other. ;)

    Julie, so very true! The impact we have on each other is wonderful and powerful.

    Karlene, exactly! :)

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  9. erica and christyOctober 20, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    I'm still an "in-the-closet" writer to my family and community. The virtual friendships and contacts I've made are priceless. Technology is good in many, many ways!
    erica

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  10. HeatherOctober 21, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Erica, wonderful writers and people like you are what make me so grateful for our community. We help keep the closet people from feeling alone. :)

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