Like most creative professions the question of a qualified success in writing is not easy to concentrate into one definitive answer.
Just as there are a multitude of writing styles, so too are there many examples of writing success.
Examples
1. “If I can just finish my first story, I will have success.”
2. “If I can just work up the courage to submit this to a publisher, I will have success.”
3. “If I can actually receive a check in the mail for a magazine article, I will have success.”
4. “If I can just publish my first book, I will have success.”
5. “If I can just have my book published by a major publisher, I will have success.”
6. “If I can just get my book in the bestseller list, I will have success.”
7. “If I can just keep up with all the writing work I have been commissioned to do, I will have success.”
8. “If I can only be thought of in the same way as other literary giants, I will have success.”
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