Good afternoon!
Yes, it has been a long time since I entered a post on this blog. I've been incredibly busy and not disposed to spend much time actually writing anything to speak of.
I have entered one of my novels in a competition and while I don't expect to win anything, like anybody else, I have high hopes or I wouldn't have entered the contest.
It's odd, but I have encountered more support from people that I have barely known than I have from people that are supposed to be my closest friends. Members of my family have been supportive, but it's the people who have claimed to be my best friends that have disappointed me the most. If you can imagine, people that I knew but who rarely noticed me in school, and haven't seen for forty years have displayed more support for my writing career than 'friends' that I see on a regular basis. It makes me wonder if jealousy has reared its head. I have noticed that they evince more support form people that they barely know than they have for me, and I believe that it's the old familiarity thing. You know, "familiarity breeds contempt". All I can say to any of that is that if they are jealous, they had their chance to attempt to make a name for themselves. If it's contempt they feel, then if I am successful, they will have missed their chance to be a part of my life that has been rewarding for me.
It just goes to show that it takes all kinds to make a world.
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