Whether you’re dealing with the sting of an editor’s recent rejection, caught up in the “feast or famine” cycle, or simply battling with self-doubt, here are a few thoughts that offer a wealth of wisdom, encouragement and support to move you forward in your journey.

May you have a prosperous, progressive July.

QUOTES TO INSPIRE AND ENLIGHTEN…

“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”

-Tom Brokaw

“What is now your test will soon become your testimony.”

-Joel Osteen

“Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.”

-John Heywood

“Life is brief and very fragile. Do that which makes you happy.”

-Flavia

” Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”

-E.L. Doctorow

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”

-Richard Steele

“I try to leave out the parts that people skip.”

-Elmore Leonard

“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.”

-Dale Carnegie

“If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”

-Toni Morrison

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”

-Dr. Seuss