From David Farland’s Writing Tips on his website.
Farland, a man of many talents, has lots of useful advice and services for writers. You can sign up for his “Daily Kick in the Pants” at the link on the article page.
From Writer’s Digest:
From Carissa Taylor’s blog, a bit of encouragement.
Lord knows some of us can use it.
Lynn Price at Behler Blog explains why even a good book can have trouble getting a publisher.
The part on market trends is important. The time delay between submitting a manuscript and getting it on the bookstore shelves — often measured in years — make it almost certain that the bandwagon you’re trying to jump on won’t be moving by the time you’ve gotten on board. It’s a lot like the stock market in some ways.
So you don’t really lose out on market opportunities by writing what you want to write, and what you’re best at writing. Who knows? Many of the hot trends got started by authors who struck out on new paths. Maybe you’ll be one of them.
This is still one of my favorite writing cartoons:
– From Wondermark.com
Ironically, I have this cartoon tacked to my refrigerator with a magnet. A rather small one.
My own rejection letters are stored in a file cabinet. In highly-expandable file folders. Inside a steel cabinet with heavy-duty drawer slides. On a concrete floor.
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