I thought about calling this post Eye of the Tiger because whenever I think about success I remember that song and the movie that goes with it. He lost the fight in that movie, but the story was really about the fight he went through to get there and go toe to toe with the best. In a real sense I am going toe to toe with some of the best authors in what I am calling the ‘shadowpunk’ genre. Basically, its shadowrun. It is an anthology. It is an opportunity to shine in a place where I don’t for a second have top billing, but have the opportunity to really expand the awareness of what I can do by throwing up some very good stories.
I haven’t had to fight for a whole lot professionally over the last few years and that success makes you lazy. What it takes to be successful is a hunger; a boot on your back trying to shove you into the ground. It also takes a strong core group around you (that or total independence and isolation) telling you that you can do it if you put in the effort and the hours. Becoming successful is a hard thing, but not nearly as difficult as staying there. I am hungry to get the passion and hunger back in my system.
All I gotta do now is sit down and write.