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March 1, 2016 / 030116
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The Value of Finishing Your Writing Projects
By Suzanne Lieurance
If you’re struggling to become a published writer, there’s probably one
thing separating you from your goal – a finished manuscript.
I was reading through the current edition of the Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market
the other day when I came across an interview with Laura Resau, the
award-winning author of seven YA (Young Adult) and middle grade books.
When asked what has been the biggest key to her success, Resau said, “A
lot of it has to do with actually finishing stuff. I know many extremely
talented writers who, for whatever reason, don’t take that step of
fully realizing their creative vision.” She went on to explain that
often perfectionism, self-doubt, and external criticism hold these
writers back.
The Real Reason Writers Don’t Finish Things
While I agree that perfectionism, self-doubt, and external criticism are
often contributing factors to the abandonment of a particular writing
project, I think there is one more important factor – writing to the
finish line is just plain hard work. It usually involves sitting at a
computer, or with a pad of paper, for hours, days, weeks, or even
months. Many times it involves several false starts. It may also take
several writing sessions before the work on any particular project
starts to flow. Many writers just aren’t willing to suffer through this
part of the process. If the writing doesn’t flow from the start, they
move on to something else. But they usually don’t finish that project
either (for the same reasons as before) and end up with a mound of
unfinished manuscripts. What’s worse, these writers never improve their
writing skills very much.
The Value of Finishing What You Start
If you’re one of those writers who very rarely finish a project, you
need to get out of this habit. Besides publication, here some additional
benefits to finishing what you start:
1. You’ll learn the complete process of writing the type of piece you’re working on.
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