Cintia asked Lynn Raye Harris:

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?

Lynn Raye Harris You have to stop paying attention to all that stuff. Seriously. Tune it out, turn it off, ignore it. Write and keep writing. When something doesn't work, write something else. That's not a glib answer. It's the truth. Because when you get published finally, guess what? Somebody will hate your book and come to this place right here to proclaim all the reasons they disliked it. And you can't read that stuff because it will mess with your head. STOP paying attention to the noise and do your thing.

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