Perseverance

The only sure way to succeed in any profession is to refuse to quit. Only the strong survive when the odds are against you, nobody encourages you, and all you seem to do is for naught. You climb a mountain one pull of the rope at a time and sometimes you slip and loose ground, but the dedicated climber starts pulling again and regains the ground he has lost and reaches for the plateau above.

Writing is a discouraging kind of madness, but one I cannot put aside. The success rate of aspiring writers is about as low as imaginable. Yet nothing I've ever done in my life gives me as much satisfaction as seeing my words in print for others to see, comment on, even disagree with!

Such is the life of a "Wordsmith." It's not a glamorous life, not yet anyhow, but it's my life and I enjoy creating articles and stories and constantly trying to improve my craft. Anyone can slop ink on a page and call themselves a "Muse" but cream rises to the top for a reason and you can learn the skills of a writer, but some people are just born with the ability to inspire and inform and entertain and I consider myself one of these lucky few!