Luck.
When I sold my first book to Harlequin 9 years ago this March, I think there was an element of luck to it. It landed on the right desk of the right editor on the right day. But I also had been working hard towards that goal. I'd written books, received rejections, taken the comments to heart, written more books, got more rejections... I worked at it. I didn't give up. I stuck to it. So, though there was an element of luck, there was a lot more to the sale.
Maybe we make our own luck?
So what about you? Do you worry about Friday the 13th? Do you believe in luck?
Holly
ONCE UPON A VALENTINE'S...on the shelves now!!!
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My first child was born on Friday the 13th. We have always believed it pretty lucky.
Actually, my husband left me in labour and delivery while he went to get a lotto ticket. LOL
Donna,
The question is...did you win on the lottery ticket??
Holly
I've never believed in lucky or unlucky - living many years with my MIL who won't let me go under ladders/spill salt/enjoy Friday 13th /put shoes on the table . . . . I soon learned that if I lived my life by things that were supposedly unlucky I'd be watching myself every inch of the way!
I'm more a believer that you make your own luck and that is meant to come to you will get to you - like your ms was meant to be publshed after al your hard work.
Though I would describe myself as lucky in the friends I've met and made as a writer - and through the internet - and you and Donna are two of those
See you both soon! (with luck ;o) )
Kate
Kate, When I'm counting all the ways I'm lucky, my online friends (like you and Donna) always come to mind!
And to prove my lack of a 13th phobia, I just sent some work in! LOL
Holly
I don't worry about Friday the 13th.
I believe we make our own luck.
I don't worry about Friday the 13th either. It's kind of fascinating though that many still do.
I just red on Wikipedia: "According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, an estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United States are affected by a fear of this day."
Estella, I'm with you!!
Marie, Fascinating facts!!
We just got home from an early Valentine's dinner. Yummy. But I'm stuffed!
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!!
Holly
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