I just try to warn people who hope to get published that publication is not all that it is cracked up to be. But writing is. Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do — the actual act of writing — turns out to be the best part. It’s like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really needed was the tea ceremony. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward. – Anne Lamott
I hope to eventually get some of my essays published, of course, but I’m trying not to focus on it. Maybe I’ll adapt Larry Brilliant’s quote to read:
“You’re entitled to the joy of writing, you’re just not entitled to the results.”