There was once a movie called The Highlander. Maybe you remember it? What started out as a little story about one guy just trying to stay alive turned into a multi million dollar franchise with a number of movies, a tv series, fan clubs, and a whole line of merchandise to keep the multitudes of Highlander fans happy. I confess, I am one of those fans. The thought of immortality is an interesting one and the storyline can be reduced to one simple mantra...THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
What might be good for the movie might not translate so well into the writing world however. What if there was only ONE top best seller? ONE successful author? Even if there was just ONE per genre, there would still be a lot of us left out in the cold. Words are a powerful avenue. Nations have been born from words, lives have been destroyed from words, and hope is sometimes reborn simply from the words a writer chooses to use.
I think I will use The Highlander movie tagline THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE as a writing chant but with a new twist. I will tell myself there is only ONE way to create the best story I can. There will be only ONE path I will travel to publication, where rewrites and polishing my words are the tools of my trade. And in the end, I will glance behind me to see others who might have given up or been cut down by the challenges to become a published author but for me, THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE winner in my fight for success and that ONE will be me!
Me too! ...Oh, wait. That's not only one - that's only two.
ReplyDeleteLol, Genevieve...that's okay...mom taught me to share! ;0)
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Sing it, sister!
ReplyDeleteHahaha...only thing is...I can't sing...;0)
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I am a big fan of the original movie too (won't even tell you how many times I've seen it), and I love using that phrase! But I would hate to see you limit yourself to an only-one-way approach to a ms. As you well know the three bears have been approached from so many angles I can't believe Goldilocks bothers getting out of the bed!
ReplyDeleteHi Julie! I don't feel I'm limiting myself in any way. I am just more focussed on doing whatever I need to do go achieve the end result I want. If I were to discover I needed to stand on my head to make a manuscript then all I can say is get out of my way because I don't want to fall on you...;0)
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I am a firm believer in positive and negative energy. I believe superstitions and placebos work this way. If the belief is strong (positive or negative) the outcome is likely. With the positive energy you have I don't see how you can fail. Don't stop believin'
ReplyDeleteHi JP! What sweet words you shower on me...I hope I never let you down...;~)
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