Actually, it’s not so funny. Not really.

But for those of you who look around at your writer friends or published authors and think the grass is always greener, trust me, it’s greener from here too. And we, as humans, are never happy with things, are we?

It doesn’t matter if you’ve written and published four books and  Bestselling bundle in a year, there’s still more you could have-should have done.

In case you didn’t get the reference in the above statement, yeah, I was talking about yours truly.

But here’s what I discovered this year.

• It’s okay to take a break when you need one.
• It’s perfectly acceptable to watch movies all day long once in a while.
• It’s perfectly reasonable to take a day to read a few books and refill your creative well.
• You shouldn’t kick yourself for not producing as much as your peers. For all you know they have a full time nanny and a housekeeper.
• You are your own person. Your own writer. Your life is yours and yours alone. You are unique in your circumstances, your talent and your drive.
• You must write your ass off.
• It’s not about writing another book. It’s about writing a fabulous scene today and another one tomorrow.
• You could publish ten books a year and still feel you could do more. Which simply means you must work at it a little every single day. Even when you don’t feel like it. Even when laundry needs to be done or kids are out of school.
• You have a finite number of days and hours to get your projects completed. All of your peers are luckily given the exact same amount of days and hours. It’s how you use those days and hours that counts.
• You must take care of yourself. Being sick, sore, or in general not feeling well really eats into the writing time. So feed yourself good food, drink lots of water, walk every day, and for goodness sake, do YOGA! Take a headache pill before the migraine strangles you. Get off your duff and grab the heating pad when you need it. Hot showers work wonders.
• Always be on the lookout for new friends. Good friends will sustain you.
• Let go of your jealousy. Being jealous just means you’re counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own.
• Sit up straight. Your body will thank you later.
• Carve out your own space.
• Write. Write. Write.
• Let go of the little things.

What have you learned in the last year?