Chinese Saying: Fall Down Seven, Stand Up Eight

Today, at the Colorado Romance Writers, Lynda Sandoval gave an inspiring last speech with a few nuggets of wisdom that all spies and authors should think about:

1) There's a zoo that owns an elephant who has quite a few health problems. Everyday, she has to take some medication in a form of a five foot depository. Ahem. Five men are needed for this particular task, two of whom had to wear gloves to perform it.

Lesson: There are at least two people facing more shit than you.

2) In the old days, before animal rights cases, to break a stubborn steed, cowboys tie a donkey to it. Then they just let the steed go, with the poor donkey hanging on for dear life as the steed bucks and rears and rampages. In the end, though, after the dust has cleared, the donkey will always be the one taking the lead, with the steed quietly following, no longer wild.

Lesson: Tie your ass to your manuscript even when it's being obstinate.

These are two excellent examples of perspective and perseverance. Now I'll have to incorporate that elephant tale in one of my books ;-).

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