Tolstoi wrote, in War and Peace: “The strongest of all warriors are these two – Time and Patience.” I’ve learned that his words hold true for writers as well as soldiers.
More than anything, the completion of a novel to the standard required for publication requires patience. There’s the slogging through the first draft, then the revising/reshaping/polishing/repolishing that prevent the work from inciting ridicule when shared with others, then the complete rewrite for the publisher who finally deems to read bits [Read more…]
