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I’m Sorry to Tell You This, but You May Need to Wait… Why Writers Need to be Buddha-like in Patience.

I’m Sorry to Tell You This, but You May Need to Wait… Why Writers Need to be Buddha-like in Patience.

by Coleen T. Houlihan | Feb 5, 2026 | Writing, Patience, Perseverance

We’ve all read the success stories, seen the interviews where writers who succeeded in the publishing world very calmly, and with a small hint of humor, patiently tell the interviewer, “No, actually this is not my first book… I’d been writing for ten years...

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Coleen T. Houlihan is a writer in Florida. She is actively working on self publishing a novel.

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