Dear Writer, You Need to Quit Quotes

“Yet, as authors, we get fixated on weakness-fixing. On negative reviews. Like somehow, if we can remove every objectionable weakness from our writing, the readers will come a-runnin’. That’s not how this works. In order to stand out, you have to stand out. Which means that you have to be better than everyone else at something. Something. But not everything.”
― Becca Syme, Dear Writer, You Need to Quit

“If success was predictable, then every single person who works hard and has talent would hit. And they don’t.”
― Becca Syme, Dear Writer, You Need to Quit

“You want 1-star and 2-star reviews. You want people to say bad things about your book. This is a signal that it’s being read by more than just your pet people. Bad reviews are book legitimizers, in the era of five-star-review-buying and small-team-review-padding. Celebrate those one-stars like a trophy,”
― Becca Syme, Dear Writer, You Need to Quit

“[Side note: if you go to your reviews, two caveats. Number One. Do. Not. Read. The. Negative. Reviews. They do not matter to you. Reviews are for readers. Not for authors.”
― Becca Syme, Dear Writer, You Need to Quit