L.L. McKinney
Don't stop. Keep going.
People will say you're wasting your time, to pursue something else, prepare for a "real" job. Keep going.
You might even try to talk yourself out of it, in the low places. Keep going.
When you get difficult feedback, when you get a rejection, when the words don't seem to be coming. Take a break if you must, but come back to it.
Find a support system. If you're lucky, that support will come from friends and family. It may not. I love my family, and they love me, but in the beginning they weren't 100% behind me on this. Find other writers, that's what I did, and help lift each other up. We have social media now, where it's easier to make those connections.
Don't stop. Keep going.
People will say you're wasting your time, to pursue something else, prepare for a "real" job. Keep going.
You might even try to talk yourself out of it, in the low places. Keep going.
When you get difficult feedback, when you get a rejection, when the words don't seem to be coming. Take a break if you must, but come back to it.
Find a support system. If you're lucky, that support will come from friends and family. It may not. I love my family, and they love me, but in the beginning they weren't 100% behind me on this. Find other writers, that's what I did, and help lift each other up. We have social media now, where it's easier to make those connections.
Don't stop. Keep going.
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