This older post held special meaning for me, and I hope it helps you too!
The grass is always greener on the other side, even in the writing world. We look at other writers and think, I wish I was there already.
Those working on their first drafts wish their wips were polished
Those with polished manuscripts wish their queries were perfect
The unagented wish they had agents
The agented wish they had a book deal
The published wish they had higher sales
Best-selling authors wish they had a movie deal
Round and round it goes
With the right attitude, this can work in our favor. It gives us something to strive for while we're pecking away on the keyboard. Without the proper perspective, this could bring us down, making us feel as if we don't measure up.
I read somewhere that goals are dreams with deadlines. I think it's okay to look past where we are and work our tails off to get to the other side. As long as we understand there are weeds in that greener grass, because there are. In case you missed it, Nathan Bransford wrote an interesting post about When Dreams Become Expectations.
Am I where I want to be with my writing career? I'm getting there. And even though the grass I'm standing on has a few weeds here and there, it feels pretty good under my feet. How about you?
