Hello Mythketeers,
Well, as you have no doubt noticed, the magazine is a little late. Better late than never, right? Things have been busy, and when it involves family, that always takes precedence. So, we have been taking care of the things needed to keep our little family going.
But here we are! With a wonderfully jam-packed magazine! So many science fiction stories this month! I was super excited to see that!
I know I always try and give some words of wisdom or advice with each intro, and I know many of you look forward to that. This month, I am not sure I have any. I instead have taken my past words and used them myself. I have done the hard things, looked at the dark things, and have managed to scratch out a few words in my next book. Whether they are good words or not remains to be seen, but I did write. I am proud of that. It was hard to do, but I did it, and I will continue to do it.
I think that is the lesson that I took from my long hiatus from writing. You have to do it when it is hard. You have to persevere. Don’t get in your own way. That is what I was doing. I was blocking myself from writing. Not some fictitious writer’s block, not some inability to create, but myself. I had convinced myself that I was done. I had nothing left in me to write. I had told all the stories and written all the prose I had in me. Until I sat down and found out that was a lie. You all know how I feel about writer’s block. I think it is just us, lying to ourselves in some way. Convincing ourselves that we have nothing left to give.
Don’t do that. Don’t listen to that council in your head telling you it’s finished. As long as you draw breath, there is a story. As long as you dream, there is a story. As long as you can speak, hold a pen, clack away on a keyboard, there is a story. Tell it. In any way you can.
That was the lesson that I took from forcing myself to sit down, read what I had previously written, (which wasn’t great, and has been heavily edited!) and continuing the story. I had to continue the story, no matter how hard it was. As I wrote each word, it did become easier and easier as I went. Until that spark of inspiration was gone.
Maybe I do have some words of advice, don’t give up. Even when it is hard, don’t give up. You can apply that to almost every part of your life too.
I want to send out a big congratulations to Tim Law for winning Member of the Month for his artwork. You have come a long way, Tim, keep going!!
I also want to congratulate Trevor Sanders for our beautiful cover art.
I do want to remind each and every one of you to vote! If you like a piece or are moved by a story, vote. Our contributors deserve to know that they are creating something wonderful.
I hope you enjoy our March issue of The World of Myth Magazine!
Until Next Month,
Stephanie J Bardy
Editor of perseverance, determination and sheer stubbornness.