Abby Rosmarin
Do it for the love of it. If you do it for literally any other reason -- the hypothetical money (spoiler alert: there isn't any) or the recognition or the attention, then you'll burn yourself out. This field is too rough and too unforgiving to be driven by anything other than that deep love of the craft.
Also: be prepared to realize how you're not prepared for rejection. We know intellectually that rejection is the nature of the beast, but we all hope we'll be the exception to the rule. It still stings when the agent you really wanted, or the print house that showed promise, or the magazine you've been desperate to be published in, turns you down.
Also: be prepared to realize how you're not prepared for rejection. We know intellectually that rejection is the nature of the beast, but we all hope we'll be the exception to the rule. It still stings when the agent you really wanted, or the print house that showed promise, or the magazine you've been desperate to be published in, turns you down.
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