Sue Perry
Keep writing.
Don't let "them" crush your spirit.
Writing fiction's a marathon. Make sure you're writing something you love or you'll want to kill off all the characters way before you're done.
Take criticism seriously yet lightly. Look for patterns. If everybody has trouble with Chapter 3 - even if one complains "black" while the next complains "white" - you've got a problem in Chapter 3.
Don't let "them" crush your spirit.
Writing fiction's a marathon. Make sure you're writing something you love or you'll want to kill off all the characters way before you're done.
Take criticism seriously yet lightly. Look for patterns. If everybody has trouble with Chapter 3 - even if one complains "black" while the next complains "white" - you've got a problem in Chapter 3.
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