You know, I’ve been told many times that the key to success in these kinds of endeavors (artistic, primarily, but also social) is consistency.
You keep showing up, doing the best you can, doing stuff you’re passionate about, and results will follow.
After seven years of doing this, I think I can confidently say that’s total BS. Consistency seems to be no assurance of anything aside from a fixed amount of time you will spend on a thing. And that’s not bad, I suppose… I know every morning how long I am going to spend writing, or updating my blog, or whatever, but the numbers that are associated with those efforts are all over the place. This month I sold ten novels, last month I sold five, and the month before that was seven. I suppose the numbers are too small to be predictable. Still, annoying.
Ah well. I think I finally know how I’m going to finish this book. More on the weekend!
Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!