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Friday, April 5, 2013

E is for Easy

Most of you  have seen the easy button on the Staple's adds.  Sometimes we wish for a button we can push and instantly have a polished manuscript, a moving query letter, and a book deal.  But what would we lose?  Everything we've learned over the journey, the person we are now, because we wouldn't be that person if we had taken the easy way. 
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22 comments:

  1. Simply SarahApril 5, 2013 at 10:41 AM

    Very true. I think I would be a very shallow person if I never faced any difficulties. I can see how they have molded me and mostly for the better.
    Simply Sarah

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  2. Peaches LedwidgeApril 5, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    So true. Writing is easy. You can write whatever you want. Editing is another story - labor intensive. Presentation. We can't forget that. No easy way out.

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  3. KateApril 5, 2013 at 11:57 AM

    Too true! Sometimes I wish I could skip over the difficult stuff, but it's what makes it all worth it!

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  4. Laura JosephsenApril 5, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    Oh, that's so true. The journey can be really hard, but it can also be really fun. :D

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  5. UnknownApril 5, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    I wouldn't mind a "need help" button every now and again. OK OK I guess my character is developed by having to go at it the hard way..yeah, yeah, yeah... ;)

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  6. Joylene Nowell ButlerApril 5, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    I want an EASY button for everything else so I can just sit here and write all day while the dishes are done, the laundry's done, the vacuuming, the dinners, the beds... well, you get the picture.

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  7. Mark MeansApril 5, 2013 at 3:06 PM

    I think an 'easy' button would have us worse off than we already are. Great thought, though :)

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  8. Susan Flett SwiderskiApril 5, 2013 at 3:25 PM

    True, but just ONCE, it would be nice to skip doing something the "hard way".

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  9. UnknownApril 5, 2013 at 4:19 PM

    Amen, sister. Amen to every word you wrote for this post! I wouldn't be who I am now 3.5 years after I've started writing if I hadn't struggled and gritted my teeth through a ton of trials. But it has been worth it. I will be published. It just is going to take time and plenty of effort. Yay for another E word--> Effort.

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  10. J.L. MurpheyApril 5, 2013 at 5:27 PM

    I actually had one and pushed it constantly while editing. The thing lies! It eventually wore out I'd pushed it so often. It ending up saying, That was Grrrrr!" That's just how I feel about the editing process.

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  11. DiscConnectedApril 5, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    I think we learn through hardship, whether it be physical, emotional or financial.

    Or am I the only kid who had to check it out when my mother said "don't touch that hot stove?"

    LC

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  12. UnknownApril 5, 2013 at 6:54 PM

    I totally agree. Without the lessons and scars we have been entrusted with we would not be who we are. I for one am thankful because I like who I am. Thank you for sharing your heart and truth.

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  13. Kellie @ Delightfully LudicrousApril 5, 2013 at 7:13 PM

    I remember having the "three wishes" conversation with a friend once and she asked me why I wouldn't wish for a number one best seller. I told her if I wished for it, I'd always feel like it didn't count.

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  14. UnknownApril 5, 2013 at 9:03 PM

    Just earlier today I was thinking about how I always seem to be re-. Re-writing, re-doing, re-planning and plotting. I feel as if I'll never quite hit that perfect manuscript but I keep plodding on anyway. I know if there was an easy button in front of me I'd want to press it so badly but I could never deny myself the experiences that shape me as a writer.

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  15. DL HammonsApril 5, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    I know...I know...but it's okay to still wish for one every now and again, isn't it? :)

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  16. Michelle WallaceApril 5, 2013 at 9:31 PM

    I think that you truly appreciate those things that you work hard for.
    Have you heard that saying, easy come... easy go!?

    Writer In Transit

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  17. Samantha MayApril 5, 2013 at 11:10 PM

    I'm glad life is not easy sometimes. How else would I ever appreciate what I have?

    Thanks for the reminder!

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  18. Nick WilfordApril 5, 2013 at 11:25 PM

    Success is definitely sweeter if you've worked hard for it.

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  19. UnknownApril 5, 2013 at 11:38 PM

    True. I tell my students all the time that their 'suffering' is really character building :)

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  20. Jeff HargettApril 5, 2013 at 11:39 PM

    I'd like to take the easy way and then learn all the hard-way lessons like Neo in the Matrix: lean back in a chair, plug in, and master the lesson in seconds. That would be such a time saver! :)

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  21. Geo.April 6, 2013 at 3:52 AM

    The "Easy" button exists, but doesn't mean it's easy for the artist. It simply reminds us to make what we've done look unaffected, easy.

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  22. TrishaApril 6, 2013 at 7:57 AM

    I quite enjoy the whole process, the journey from first spark of idea to polished end product. Not that I've actually got to the end part yet. haha

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