At My Finest

I realized a few things recently.

One - I'm good enough. If you read my last post, you know I submitted a manuscript to Tate Publishing. They accept less than 4% of the submissions they receive, and my unbelieving eyes could hardly accept the word Congratulations! when I got that fat folder full of contract and certificates. (I even got it like five days before I the estimated date of response!) But due to the fact I don't have 4000 dollars to spend, I was unable to publish my story. It feels kinda weird to say I rejected a company that wanted to publish my story, but I can truthfully say that now! I don't feel bad about it, though, because to be honest, I realized I didn't want to publish that story. It was the first of three, but I wasn't inspired to write the second. And imagining certain people I know reading that book... he-he, let's just call it embarrassing.

Two - I have problems! For some reason, this occurred to me late last night: I have trouble writing my stories if I don't have a scene planned out that will make me laugh/giggle (something funny or romantic.) There are some exceptions, like when there's just a really intense scene, in which I get to reveal my characters and help them grow.

Third - (This is a real obvious one, but I guess it took me a while to realize.) God is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
good! He created this majestic world, which I have the privilege to enjoy and describe in my writing. And he created this world to perfectly exemplify situations that can help us understand his glory and our folly. For example, he had everything planned out perfectly so he could use a certain parable so the farmer's would understand his lessons. He didn't make seeds unable to grow in rocks for fun, it was so he could use it as an analogy. And though you've heard some of these analogies a million times (the world is blind, God will open our eyes; we need to spread our roots; you will never thirst) they are so perfect! Just think of the incredible thought God put into our world, and it'll blow your mind up. Not really. But it's really cool.

Maybe you're wondering what that last paragraph has to do with writing - well, God inspires me. He's my number one inspiration, because he leads the orchestra of my life. He's my number one role model, because he was the first and the best author - he was the author of creation, and think of the foreshadowing, the hidden meanings, the love he put into his characters! Ah, I love just reveling in God's gloriousness.

God bless you all!