Cintia asked Fiona Lowe:

I'm an aspiring writer, but I'm dealing with two things: I get discouraged every single day because 96% of manuscripts are rejected, and I haven't had an idea for years, literally. There's too many people wanting to be writers, and knowing there's so much competition just kills me a little every day. When I get motivated, immediatly something appears about the industry that kills it. Any tips on how to deal with this?

Fiona Lowe Dear Cintia, The key to achieving any goal is to be single-minded. There will always be excuses, reasons and negativity that try and wriggle in and derail you. If you want to write, it will only happen if you make it a priority. Start small. Carve out half an hour a day to write...get up early to do it. Block out the world for 30 minutes and just write. The more you write, the more your subconcious starts making connections and that is when the ideas start to flow. Good luck. Cheers, Fiona Lowe

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