Accept criticism they say

Dearest you,

 I down frown on this matter. But first I strike a pose like Madonna suggested…Many years ago, As with one manuscript facing the big leagues I actually sat down with someone from the great world of publishing. It was my 1st book, Milly goes to Montauk.Critique was impossible to take. For me. But I did after all this lad was from a. Division of Simon.
Oui oui, does not get better.  His comments:“ firstly,  it’s a dark  bookits how many words?what’s your story line?How many have you sold?Do you have a agent?

How long have you been writing?

My Writing children’s book is daunting, not for everyone.”oh I see. Thought I. Practically your first book is merde. If you are fortunate to be unfortunate you’ll have had this experience, this was years ago. Today my one pathetic manuscript is actually 4.5 years later, a 24 -28 book production.I am a lunatic. A real one. Because I dare you find anyone that will stick it out and write like a madhatter et not care one damn penny if no one reads it. Hence, the good news?I actually cared so much that I sat down  et took all of his criticism. It was brutal. I was a rookie. So if you are out there crying yourself to sleep because all the agents hath rejected thou, keep crying.Because no one will look for you or find you or think anything of your work. Because writing books isn’t to satisfy your ego or prove anyone anything, darling you it’s a 

 

story. One that will one day, depending upon your determination will become a book.

For the rest of us, there is a pill, called 

Prozac.
The writing world isn’t worth money it’s worth characters that’s worth stories. 
Et then there’s the Simon person that comes along and tosses your first book in the trash can, because it’s 

 

Oscar material.
like the puppet not red carpet.Don’t worry it gets worse. Then you realize you cannot write, you don’t have a plot, your book is a shriveled up esparagus.
No one likes your story.no one thinks anything of you. 
Then you will allow yourself time to beat up yourself then you’ll recover, then, you’ll write more books than ever. And hopefully this time, you’ll actually believe in yourself.To bloddy hell with the world et their fancy antics, you’ll protect your story et then it shall be told. the end.

 

Bonsoir,

RS

ps. Mr Simon if you are out there, I hope you are reading this, and hopefully you fall of your chair, because your critical thinking did me so good, that now I give advice, take that et bank it sir.