There's a lot of waiting involved with publishing. Waiting for beta readers to finish. Waiting for the weekend to get started on those edits. Waiting for agents to respond to your query. Waiting for those few agents who expressed interest in your query to get back to you. There's a lot of waiting. And then, … Continue reading All at Once
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“Don’t take it personally.”
Let's be honest - when you spend hours, days, weeks, even years writing a story, you tend to get personal about it. When someone says, "I don't like it." It is hard not to translate that into, "I don't like you. You're a horrible writer. You're a worthless human being. Why are you trying to … Continue reading “Don’t take it personally.”
Listening to Advice
I want to share an article from Goodreads; it's an interview with self-published author Intisar Khanani. Here's the link to the article: Link Now, I haven't read Thorn, her book, but I wanted to point out some very sound advice from Khanani. The first is, "I figured if I wanted to be a writer, I needed to … Continue reading Listening to Advice