“If you are not discouraged about your writing on a regular basis, you may not be trying hard enough. Any challenging pursuit will encounter frequent patches of frustration. Writing is nothing if not challenging.” IfsWritingTryingMayHardEnoughChallengesBasesPursuitEncountersFrustrationDiscouragedPatchesTrying Hard Author:Maxwell Perkins
“Writing a novel is a very hard thing to do because it covers so long a space of time, and if you get discouraged it is not a bad sign, but a good one. If you think you are not doing it well, you are thinking the way real novelists do. I never knew one who did not feel greatly discouraged at times, and some get desperate, and I have always found that to be a good symptom.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsWritingWellsLongRealHardFoundSpaceNovelNovelistsThings To DoDesperateSymptomsDiscouragedHard Things Author:Maxwell Perkins
“No matter what an individual decides to become, hard work and determination is very important in today's competitive world. You may also encounter hardships along the way, but you must not get discouraged and you push on in order to fulfill your goals.” WorldWayMayImportantMatterHardTodayOrderIndividualGoalHard WorkDeterminationNo Matter WhatEncountersHardshipDiscouragedHard Work And Determination Author:Tom Monaghan