Cup C Compliments, Compassion, Courage, Creativity, Criticism, Complains, Cry, and Celebration by Bhavna Khemlani

The scrumptious and relishing Cup C has specific ingredients writers would rather want to exclude. The appetite tends to vanish with an overwhelming response in the journey of writing. But the pathway to celebrating the labor of love is and will never be a piece of cake. I remember the time when I wrote my first story and was thrilled to share it. The passion behind it was rejected several times by various leading and small publishing houses. I began to Cry and continuous pondering thoughts began to dance on various beats. I had posted and emailed my story with a preview and cover letter to several publishing houses in different countries. There is a list online and you can always contact a literary agency for guidance. After several attempts I asked myself: Do I want this story to be published? Obviously, I always knew the answer: YES! With months of attempts and no looking back I finally heard it. Yes, I had completed the treasure hunt and it was good news, actually fantastic news of having it published. Today, I have published three books (The Wisher’s Well, Maples: Rejuvenating Cocktail, and The Wagging Tail of Bliss) and it has happened with positive thinking and the encouragement of people around me.

There was no point of mourning at the negative responses but to make an outline of what one needs to achieve. It is a wave where it is absolutely fine to feel disheartened, but for how long. Therefore, it is worth to chuck out that baggage of grief that was kept with unknowing pleasure. I continued with designing and outlined my website Bhavzparadise. Having spoken to by website designer the site took place and there was no looking back. The Compassion to write with zeal was never an issue. It was all about getting it done and not paying attention to what I could not do. The result was awaiting with successful goodies. All I had to do was keep on writing. Several types of writing pieces were uploaded and shared with the world. The boost and encouragement escalated with several Compliments from people in various countries and different age groups depicted the hope to publish the book whether it was by sponsoring or having it self-published.

It is a fact with the experience that the publishing world is choosy and it doesn’t matter if you are being sponsored or it is through self publishing. The publishing house will always go through a story and there is always basic guidance until the decision is being made to have it published. The publisher would genuinely speak out frankly whether the story has potential or not. If this did not take place then every single writing piece would have been published, whether it is academic, business, fiction, nonfiction, or even biographical, review by the publisher is never eliminated. Every good story has prospective and publishers have the eye for it. Nevertheless, the process can be lethargic, annoying, and sometimes one would simply give up. The question is, if we were to give up, why we started it in the first place. Publishing a story has become so efficient and effective with technology. Writers out there should see the cultivation of websites, blogs, forums, and social media sites have made it so easier to get your labor of love well crafted and a birth of a new creativity is being taken place. With this knowledge, I joined and always participate in various author websites.

One important factor that is inevitable is Criticism. It is so simple and easy to just criticize about anyone’s story or writing style. No one is perfect, there is never one best way to write a story that’s why we call it Creative and it is certainly a gift of every writer. I have received some criticism and it is no biggy. It’s not like chaos or a trauma. One cannot write like anyone else because one has his or her own style and charisma. I never stopped writing. In fact, it has gotten better; I progressed and have been told several times: Please write. On the other hand, the Editor plays an imperative role. The author would put his or her entire passion to flow and bring out the best he or she can and feels about a particular story, genre, and character. It is the job of any editor to enhance the writing, so criticism is not hard on the author in the latter stage. However, even an editor is not perfect. Not even a single person who is excellent in English would always have the same view. I felt like a sandwich at one point, where various editors had different views, but the author was being criticized. I am a Teacher and still it became quite difficult at one point. Later, I contemplated with a notion expressing that it was not worth it and what is all with the stress. Sometimes, it was better to trust the work and put a deaf ear to negativity. Criticism takes place because that person has seen potential in you and knows you are the best in what you do. It may not be easy but not impossible. Thus, there is no use of Complaining but the use of Courage will definitely garnish your pathway to success.

There are various ways to publish and many are certainly there to read your story. My story was and it has been a Celebration. Every story, poetry and article is written with compassion, enthusiasm, optimism, and faith. It is simply out there. You have it in you and it doesn’t matter what age you are. Your gift has been manifested and it is ready to be penned down. Cup C may have some ingredients you want to exclude, but it is the entire spice that gives it a perfect taste and the aroma mesmerizes you with tempting success. 

Happy writing!

By Bhavna Khemlani

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