Quote of the Day

You can learn more from failure than success. In failure you’re forced to find out what part did not work. –Fred Brooks (computer scientist)

Now this guy has a point. And while he was quoted saying this to WIRED magazine (August 2010) in relation to computer software building, it holds true for so many things in life. For example, writing. Every time we fail to write an engaging read we are forced to figure out what didn’t work. Every time we fail at getting an agent hooked by our query letters, we are forced to take another look and see what can be made better. If we all went straight to publishing straight out of the gates (as lovely as that would be) we’d never have the chance to improve our craft or to grow as writers. There would never be that challenge or drive to grow and strength our craft. Plus, it would probably get really boring being so freaking amazing.