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In This Issue:
Time to Call it Quits?
When to give up
What to do if you have decided to scrap your work
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Time to Call it Quits?
Q: What do you call a writer who never gives up?
A: Published
We’ve all heard the advice. Don’t be a quitter. If you never quit, you’ll be a winner. You get knocked down, you get back up. You don’t give in.
It all sounds great, and so easy, doesn’t it? And generally speaking it’s good advice. Writing, like all acts of creation, is hard, and progress can be so slow as to feel non-existent. Sometimes progress is non-existent; it’s more a case of three steps forward, two steps back. The advice not to quit at the first sign of a setback is good. If everyone gave up the first time the going got tough there’d be no novels out there at all, not to mention a distinct dearth of TV shows and films, no symphonies, paintings or sculptures. Every doctor you see didn't give up when their training got tough, and the same applies to every architect, plumber, pilot, chef… anyone in fact. Perseverance is key.
But. Is that always the case? Is there ever at time when you should give up? The answer is yes, so let’s dive into when giving up is the best plan of action, and crucially, how you can tell the difference between that situation and your everyday, ordinary, run-of-the-mill bad day.