Failure is certainly an option

 

[image error]To paraphrase one of my favorite sayings, ‘the difference between a master and a student is that the master has failed more times than the student has tried’. Continuing to try in the face of failure can be very difficult.

If you dream of becoming a writer then you know that failure is not just an option but virtually inevitable. While I’m not sure it’s true, I’ve heard JK Rowling was rejected by nine publishers before Harry Potter was published. Considering the brilliance of that series, y...