From Edie: Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes shares how faith, resilience, and perseverance can help writers overcome discouragement, rejection, and the desire to quit.
The Writer's Greatest Superpower: How to Build Resilience and Keep Writing
by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes @KHutch0767
Many writers dream of the perfect writing retreat. For me, I often fantasize about writing at a quaint beach house by the cerulean-blue Caribbean Sea. I imagine days spent with gentle ocean breezes, bright fragrant flowers perfuming the air, my notebook filled with brilliant ideas, and uninterrupted hours to create. In my mind, writing is as peaceful as watching the sun set over the foamy rippling waves.
Reality, however, often looks a lot different from this idyllic scenario.
