The brutal truth about accomplishment: There are those precarious moments regarding my goals when it is all too easy to say I am “going through something,” or “it’s in the works,” or that I’m “making progress,” or laugh embarrassedly and forget about the task in favor of a devilish grin. Those are the moments that require me to not shy away from myself, to brutally account for each second and injection of effort that I did or did not deliver, and determine whether the excuse was truly warranted or not.
Is it unpleasant? Yes. Is it essential? Unquestionably.
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
I love how you give these daily doses of wisdom. I’m wanting to write to an agent and then try to get published – but procrastination is a pretty big beast
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Hi.
I’ve been at this writing thing for 30+ years and am still learning and trying to ‘get there’.
My advice. Take the step.
It’s an adventure in itself. Yes you might not get the answer you want, but it’s all learning and that’s part of the writing ‘thing’
Good luck and best wishes
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Thanks a lot! Best wishes to you as well
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Great advice! I myself actively try to forget about money or recognition and just try to make something that seems as entertaining as possible to others first, then myself. And if I get rich? Cool! But way better IMHO to know that I contributed something that for a few people, took them into a cool world for a bit.
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Best plan of all!!
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Indeed! The agent road is super tough; I’m a bit too impatient, as I like making things accessible asap, haha! And we all procrastinate, so no biggie! As long as we keep chipping away at it and we get some kind of net result, right? Good luck Shane! Keep plugging away!!! 🙂
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Thanks so much!
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Great insight @DirtySciFiBuddha. @domainofshane23, the procrastination is not the problem, but instead, the result of not holding yourself accountable to achieve your goal. It’s far easier to whip up excuses and/or rationalize putting something off until a “better” time. Not writing to that agent is only hurting you. What’s the worst that could happen? You get rejected? So what? Either way, you’ll likely learn something and probably feel good about having tried.
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I’m not sure what he’s going through so I’m not quick to judge…but I see your point, and it is a constructive one! Yes! In this context there’s nothing to lose! Thank you for the observation! 🙂
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Oh yes; a constant battle.
I use them as templates for battles in my fantasy work
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