Did a bit of wine tasting this weekend, which is always a fun way to unwind from the work week. While driving home  the next day, I was reminded of another kind of whine—WHINING.  Yup, writers love to  whine with their wine. And, naturally, writers have lots to whine about!

What’s your favorite writing whine?

1.   lack of writing time

2.   missing muse

3.   technology troubles

4.   platform or brand building

5.   lack of blogging topics

6.   social media snafus

7.   plot problems

8.   web wandering

9.   finding great beta readers

10. finding effective critique groups

11. Troll-like reviewers

12. self-publishing headaches liked cover art, editing, coding, and technology issues

13. self-publishing scams

14. FaceBook face-offs  ( do not engage )

15. crafting a query

16. writing a summary

17. agent quest

18. coping with rejection

19. expense to attend writers conference

20. the cost of having your book professionally critiqued and/or edited

21. Trolls—from the G to the X-rated

22. book sales—or rather  the lack thereof

23. Amazon algorithms

24. the magical mysterious world of publishing

Yup, writers have lots of whine about. But before you uncork a bottle of Whine  and indulge in the sour grapes of wrath remember how very fortunate you are to have found your passion in life! Most people never do! How lucky are we writers who are happiest just writing—time flying by while we are engaged in an enterprise filling us with contentment and joy and accomplishment.

Don’t let whining prevent you from enjoying, learning, and continuing your passion in life! Hurdles make us stronger, rejection makes us more courageous, and writing woes makes us more determined.

Did I leave out your favorite writing whine?

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