On whining and writing and Deb's comment

A while ago, I wrote
I hate when I whine.  I don't like whining from others, but I despise it when I do it. 

Deb, thank you for making me think about this.  I do hope you get published one day.  My only advice that might help that happen is the only advice that I believe matters: 

Write. 

Finish what you write. 

Send it out. 

Repeat.

For me, the same advice applies.  It's all any of us can do, really.  Yeah, we can promote our work and do social media and go to cons and on and on, but in the end, none of that matters at all compared to just producing our best work and seeing how readers respond. 

Whining is conduct unbecoming, and it's useless, so I shouldn't do it.  I'd love to say I'll never whine again about not winning awards, or not selling more copies of my novels, or not writing better, or whatever other things my writer brain wants to whine about, but I'd be lying.  I'm sure I'll whine again.  I will, however, do my best to minimize the whining, and I encourage you all to call me on it when I do.