Wednesday, February 4, 2015

IWSG February: Never Give Up

Greetings, IWSG friends and followers! It's time for another group posting of the IWSG. Created by the amazing Alex Cavanaugh, this monthly blog hop is a way for writers to offer encouragement and support to one another while airing their own insecurities and sharing their successes. It's not too late to sign up if you want to join our group! Click HERE to join.

                                     

The main thing I want to accomplish with this blog post today is to inspire anyone out there who might be feeling down about their writing, who might be ready to quit, or who might be feeling the beat down of rejections or bad reviews.

This business is hard and sometimes you have to have super tough, rhinoceros-hide type skin. If you take anything away from this IWSG post, it's that you should never give up. If you love to write but aren't yet published—don't give up. If you're an author who has a publishing contract, but your readership is low—don't give up. If you're a writer who's struggling to make it to the bestsellers list—don't give up. And if you're wondering why I'm repeating the same words over and over, it's because I need to hear them more than anyone else. So, as you read through these quotes, commit yourself to move forward, work harder, and NEVER GIVE UP.










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31 comments:

  1. Laura ClipsonFebruary 4, 2015 at 4:49 AM

    This is great advice that we all need to remember, thanks for sharing :)

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  2. Madeline Mora-SummonteFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Excellent, Kristin! Thanks for the encouragement and for sharing these quotes. :)

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  3. Alex J. CavanaughFebruary 4, 2015 at 10:11 AM

    Never give up, never surrender!

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  4. Loni TownsendFebruary 4, 2015 at 10:28 AM

    I think this post deserves a RAWR!!!

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  5. Chrys FeyFebruary 4, 2015 at 11:53 AM

    Inspiring post, and much needed right now. Thanks!

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  6. Crystal CollierFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:00 PM

    =) I'll add my two bits: If all else fails, eat cheese and be happy. Every day brings its challenges, and what seems impossible one day will like like cheddar the next.

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  7. Rachel PattinsonFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:29 PM

    Fantastic post, Kristin! Exactly what I needed to hear right now :). I like this quote too: "Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering ‘I will try again tomorrow’" - it always reminds me that it's that quiet determination to succeed that keeps you going, and so long as you keep at it, you'll get there in the end :).

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  8. Chemist KenFebruary 4, 2015 at 12:53 PM

    I'm not smart enough to give up on writing. I'll keep plugging away at it until I finish all my stories. I can be stubborn that way.

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  9. S.A. LarsenッFebruary 4, 2015 at 1:52 PM

    The second picture quote you included is actually hanging up on the wall in my office. Reading it over and over gives me so much to contemplate, not to mention I love the feel of the background image. :)

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  10. Cathrina ConstantineFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:12 PM

    Thank you Kristin!!! Great Post and Wonderful Quotes!!!

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  11. BirgitFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    Oh how true this is and I agree 100%. Never give up especially when you really, really want to because, in the end, you will see all you deserve

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  12. JenniFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:03 PM

    Thank you for the inspiring quotes! I especially love the one by Harriet Beecher Stowe. How very true it is!

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  13. ilimaFebruary 5, 2015 at 1:21 AM

    Love the quotes! Very inspiring and oh so true.

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  14. Juneta keyFebruary 5, 2015 at 4:49 AM

    I love quotes and I quite enjoyed the ones you posted. Great post.
    Juneta at Writer's Gambit

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  15. dolorahFebruary 5, 2015 at 4:53 AM

    I'm sensing a theme here, lol. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  16. LD MastersonFebruary 5, 2015 at 2:08 PM

    All good quotes but I've always like Churchill's. Short and simple.

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  17. Liz A.February 5, 2015 at 9:46 PM

    Although, sometimes you may need to take a bit of a break...

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  18. UnknownFebruary 6, 2015 at 10:03 AM

    I def needed this! been feeling incredibly down lately! Every day I push through though!

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  19. Lori L. MacLaughlinFebruary 6, 2015 at 1:46 PM

    Thanks for the encouragement and inspiration, Kristin! Sometimes the stumbling blocks can be discouraging. Just have to keep on keeping on...

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  20. Heather R. HoldenFebruary 8, 2015 at 6:09 AM

    With my depression, this is easier said than done, most of the time, haha. It's so hard to power through when quitting feels like the best option. (Which has been the case for me and my art lately.) Good luck resisting the urge to quit yourself!

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  21. Stephanie FarisFebruary 8, 2015 at 4:41 PM

    It's been a slow time for my freelance writing (for about a week) and my agent is going on maternity leave, so I've been spinning my wheels! I know it won't always be that way, but sometimes when it gets like this, it feels like it might last forever. It's easy for that insecurity to seep in.

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  22. Tammy TheriaultFebruary 9, 2015 at 1:38 AM

    couldn't agree with you more! if you do what you need for you - and you don't give up - everything a lines!

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  23. Romance Book HavenFebruary 10, 2015 at 4:12 PM

    Great inspirational post. I needed this today!

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  24. MarkFebruary 13, 2015 at 7:42 PM

    Great motto. I often think in my head "Never-say-die," and that's pretty much the same thing, so rock on:)

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  25. Optimistic ExistentialistFebruary 16, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    I love the quotes you chose for this post :)

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  26. Emily R. KingFebruary 17, 2015 at 2:51 PM

    So uplifting, Kristin! Thanks!

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  27. Romance Book HavenFebruary 17, 2015 at 4:01 PM

    Thanks for sharing this inspiring and uplifting post.

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