Avery K. Tingle, The Gamer Author

“If You Want It Bad Enough, You’ll Work For It.”
That’s what they say, right?

If you want it bad enough, work for it.
If you want it bad enough, work eighteen hour days for it.
If you want it bad enough, work on it before work, after work, and if you’re lucky, during work.
If you want it bad enough, forfeit all aspects of a social life.
If you want it bad enough, stop calling your friends back. Don’t worry, soon they won’t call at all.
If you want it bad enough, work every single day for at least five years before you see a payoff. That’s a generous estimate. It’s actually closer to ten.
If you want it bad enough, persevere when almost every single person in your life gradually moves from polite indulgence to well-meaning discouragement. Come back to the real world. This isn’t for you. Why don’t you get a real job?
If you want it bad enough, work through failure after failure after failure after failure.
If you want it bad enough, sacrifice your mental and physical health to make it happen.

If you want it bad enough.

Don’t hold it against anyone if they do not want it ‘bad enough’.

For some, the price isn’t worth it.
And that’s okay.

Avery K. Tingle is a scifi/fantasy author currently residing in the Las Vegas area. Owned by two cats, he is passionate about social justice, Star Wars, and mental health. Connect to his award-winning writing and social media here.