Are you getting better could be rephrased to Are you getting better or stagnating? The truth is if you are not improving yourself, then you are stagnating. And that is never a good thing.
Getting Better Requires Commitment.
I started writing in 2000, my first published book was in 2003, and I have now published 20 books. A few are now out of print, but most are available in T&R Bookstore and Amazon.
Through it all I have never quit. Did I have rough times? Of course. But I kept on writing, learning, and more writing.
Getting Better Means Work
Everyone of those books were the result of research, study, application, editing, formatting, before I published. All of those activities involved work. You want to succeed, you put in the work.
Disappointments
Were there books that made absolutely no impact, no sales? Yes, and that was discouraging. But I knew I had been called of God to write, so I continued to write.
If I am a Successful Author, Why Do I Need to be Getting Better?
Yesterday’s successes belong to yesterday. I strive to get better so that I can better serve God. I want to entertain, but more than that I want people to get a proper view of God. Ultimately, I pray that each book reveals God to my readers. That can take various forms, but I consider a book a success when it brings a reader closer to God, or creates within them a desire for God’s Word, or simply encourage them.
What are you doing?
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R. Frederick Riddle is an author, teacher, publisher, and the owner of T&R Independent Books. The website is at Home – T&R Independent Bookstore (trbookservices.com). You can learn more about R. Frederick Riddle in Facebook and LinkedIn.
So important to keep trying to get better.