Sharla Lovelace
Never give up. No matter how many rejections, how much you second guess yourself, never quit. It's a brutal business that requires thick skin, so put on your armor every day and go to work. If you get negative feedback, improve. If you have a crazy life and a job and kids and you think you don't have time, make the time. And you don't have to be a full time writer to succeed. I have a full time day job and write evenings and weekends. If you want it bad enough, don't make excuses. Do the laundry at midnight while you sit your butt in a chair and work on your craft. If you ever want it to surpass "hobby" status, punch in like it's a job.
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I wanted to say "thank you" for the opportunity to receive "The Cowboy who Saved Christmas" book through the Goodreads giveaways. I LOVED IT. I loved that it was a single father (widow) angle because majority of the love stories surrounds a single mother finding the man to sweep her off her feet. Is there a reason you chose that angle?
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