Keith R.A. DeCandido
Write. Put your ass in the chair, put your hands on the keyboard, and write. If you don't do that, you're not a writer.
Finish what you start. The ratio of novels that have been started to novels that have been finished is about a gajillion to one. If you don't finish your story, you're not a writer.
After you finish it, work to get it published and start on the next thing. Writers rarely have only one story to tell.
Finally, don't take rejection personally. Take it professionally, because it's your work being rejected, not you.
Finish what you start. The ratio of novels that have been started to novels that have been finished is about a gajillion to one. If you don't finish your story, you're not a writer.
After you finish it, work to get it published and start on the next thing. Writers rarely have only one story to tell.
Finally, don't take rejection personally. Take it professionally, because it's your work being rejected, not you.
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Can you say why Simon and Shuster hasn't asked you to write another Start Trek novel since 2009? For the past couple of years I have gotten really intensely excited about reading Star Trek novels; I'm embarrassed by how many I have devoured in just the past 12 months or so. But it's a joy and informs my fandom of the multiple series. I attribute that to reading your rewatch page and one of your novels. Thank you!
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