Writing progress is not judged by how many words or pages I write. I am not a writing failure because what I write is not good enough to be read by the public. Every bit of writing is a success, even if it never makes it into a book. Writing practice is important. Just the action of words flowing onto a page is important. The practice of putting words together is important and vital. Taking time to describe the sound of the wind rustling through leaves and how it sounds like soft ocean waves in it’s endless flow… all that is important. I may write 500 words and only 10 of them may be seen. That’s okay.
I’m trying to rest in these simple writing truths.