writing, writing, writing

I'm getting back into the swing of working on my manuscript after (temporarily) disliking it. I figured, I worked so hard on for such a long time, and I love it a lot, but I only discarded it because I tried to be someone I wasn't.

I like Stephen King's definition of being a talented writer : "If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." Granted, there are great writers and there are good writers and bad writers, but their value lies in the reader, not the majority.

I guess, my point is:

"Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self."

-Cyril Connolly

I want this manuscript to have a reader. I love my characters, and not to toot my own horn, I really love the story. Just because it's written for a certain age group doesn't make it less valuable.
I'm going to work hard to make this story the best to my ability, and I want to send it to agents, THIS YEAR.
Wish me luck and I wish the best for your own writing.