Cintia
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Chris Taylor:
I'm an aspiring writer, but I'm dealing with two things: I get discouraged every single day because 96% of manuscripts are rejected, and I haven't had an idea for years, literally. There's too many people wanting to be writers, and knowing there's so much competition just kills me a little every day. When I get motivated, immediatly something appears about the industry that kills it. Any tips on how to deal with this?
Chris Taylor
Hi Cintia,
Thank you for your letter. I think you need to spend some time thinking about whether you really want to be a writer, despite all the mountains and pitfalls you will face along the way. No profession is easy and every one of them take a lot of hard work, time and dedication to be in any way successful. If you still want to be a writer after considering all of the obstacles in your way, then I say go for it and stop reading/listening to all the negative things that are preventing you from moving forward. The opinions of strangers don't matter. Write the book that you want to write and write it from the heart. Forget about what you've read about the industry. Forget about the competition and the disheartening statistics. Write what comes from the heart and you will feel satisfaction like you've never known.
As for ideas, think about the kind of story you want to read and then write that book! Don't try to write what you think might sell or follow a current trend. Trends change. Write the story you want to write. Forget about everything else.
Best of luck Chris xx
Thank you for your letter. I think you need to spend some time thinking about whether you really want to be a writer, despite all the mountains and pitfalls you will face along the way. No profession is easy and every one of them take a lot of hard work, time and dedication to be in any way successful. If you still want to be a writer after considering all of the obstacles in your way, then I say go for it and stop reading/listening to all the negative things that are preventing you from moving forward. The opinions of strangers don't matter. Write the book that you want to write and write it from the heart. Forget about what you've read about the industry. Forget about the competition and the disheartening statistics. Write what comes from the heart and you will feel satisfaction like you've never known.
As for ideas, think about the kind of story you want to read and then write that book! Don't try to write what you think might sell or follow a current trend. Trends change. Write the story you want to write. Forget about everything else.
Best of luck Chris xx
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