Coping
I’ve seen both [success and failure] in my life, that’s for sure, and I certainly haven’t always dealt with it well. So what have I learned about failure (including my current feelings of failure over rejection letters) and what do I do about it now?
The Danger of Emptying the Well
But one of the most common is that you’ve drawn too much from the well without refilling.
Trope: Unobtainium
Unobtainium is similar to Applied Phlebotinum in that it is “stuff” that is important to the story. It is typically some kind of MacGuffin to advance or drive the plot. There are two key differences between Unobtainium and Applied Phlebotinum, though.
Releasing vs. Receiving
Yesterday’s sermon inspired me. Now, I’m not going to sit here and re-preach to you. What I am going to do is repeat the last thing said in this sermon and apply it to writing.
Trope: Applied Phlebotinum
What the heck is Applied Phlebotinum? Well, it’s whatever you want it to be.