Yup! It's true!! I participated in an Anthology writing and got selected!!
The topic was SELF LOVE/ MOTIVATION. It was a new topic, I had to explore the subject and before I knew it I was immersed in reading posts and articles on the same. Coincidently, and ironically, I knew that the only one who could help me was myself.
I had to believe that I could write about something I'd left unexplored. I knew the clock was ticking as I was given 7 days to submit my piece for the Anthology. Thoughts about 'how to write' pondered on my mind relentlessly. I had submitted y writing thinking I would not be selected - being much glad to know I was selected, I was perturbed with whether I wanted to publish and let the world know my name. Also, I had to pay an amount and then publish; that put me in a decisive mode on whether I wanted to publish by giving an amount sum.
Well, I took a chance, paid the money and gave in my submission for an Anthology!
Here is a glimpse of my piece for the Anthology:
Anthology Title: A needle on a record
‘An anthology huh? It’ll be fun, she thought as she applied. ‘I’d explore sides to literature that I wouldn’t have otherwise, thank you universe!’ she thinks to herself as she finishes her application.
Uncanny, she knew she wouldn't be selected for a tryout, but what if she did? What if she pushed herself into it so much that it was worth publishing?
Well, if it was, it’d be worth a read for at least 6 people. No?
3 days later, she gets a message, conveying that she is selected and they have only 18 spots left...
Marvel of all wonders was not that she was given an opportunity to write and participate in an anthology, but the topic and genre: Non-Fiction and Motivational / Self-Help.
Let’s take a moment who the author actually is... She is a crumbled person on the inside as much as she puts up a strong front on the outside. She is so sure that True Love and Work-Life balance are topics of myth and cannot happen in real life, or at least not to her.
Being unemployed and disturbed for the last 4 months, words and feelings and people and coffee betray her and her loneliness during dark summer nights. Her only company, the Moon. Maybe a Lata Didi song and if luck prevails, a nice cuppa coffee.
How is someone so helpless in the first place supposed to write about motivation and self-help when she’s got none and is unable to help herself? Sign up for difficult things – like Writing an ANTHOLOGY
I can vouch for my sleepless nights as I type this document. I haven’t the faintest idea I’m supposed to write. But I would like to take this opportunity to explore a question that’s been on my mind ever since I knew about the topic.
The brain-boggling question: How does anyone help themselves if they don’t know that they need help in the first place?
I’m probably speaking about me, if not about you. I’m probably speaking about the topper of the class or the backbencher or the lone wolf of the pack.
But when someone is used to doing things by themselves and not having any aid although they need it; why is it that they don’t ask?
Well, what if they did ask and seek aid, alas they were turned down from help being offered to them so many times that they’ve now decided to do things by themselves without hoping or having anyone to depend on one?
Maybe they don’t like to be told that they’re in the wrong? That’ll probably contradict if they’re a solo perfectionist. They may be solitary at things they do, and they do strive to achieve perfection, yet a true perfectionist knows that the best way to improve is to have feedback and fix the process while enhancing the output.
SORRY THERE! A BIG PORTION OF THE ANTHOLOGY IS NOT BEING PUBLISHED HERE DUE TO COPYRIGHT TERMS. THE BOOK COMES OUT SOON AND IS TITLED: "The Ladder of The World Class Life". Stay tuned for updates about when it'll release.
It's a book on self-help, having said that, help us help you? Do buy the book when it comes out!
Thanks for all the support and love in advance! :)
To end the blog post, a small snippet from my piece:
To all the Rebels, Weirdos, Crazy ones, those who don't "FIT IN" and those who think they're alone out there - you’re perfect the way you are now. Life is full of phases of growth and one doesn’t stop growing till their death!
So, whether you’re a teenager, a metalhead, a punk rock fan, a goth, or a person in a deep soup of mess, listen up:
Never Give Up, Never Give In
Laugh Hard, Run Fast, Be Kind
Never Eat Pears
Go beyond, Plus Ultra
Excellence is a habit that comes with years of practice
R
10 May 2022
