Posts made in May, 2011

A Case of Sour Grapes

Posted on May 24, 2011 in For Writers | 2 comments

Jealousy. A word that’s green with envy and a little bitter to swallow. A word that most of us have been familiar with at one point of our lives or another. I got hit with a case of it recently. I stumbled upon an author awhile back with a book contract I would have probably sold my left patella for and a series of the most beautiful book covers I’ve ever seen. Instead of being happy for them, I plopped down on the floor and cried “Why them, God? Why not me?” Me, me, me, me. Ew. It was rather unattractive. But I was frustrated. Really frustrated. Have you...