Amber Gordon
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Jennifer Ashley:
Now that you are an established author, looking back to your dreams of being one. Is it all you thought it was going to be? From Amber
Jennifer Ashley
I love being an author, especially a full-time one! I'd never be able to focus like I do if I had a day job. (I seriously admire authors who can do this.) Being an established author is different from what I thought--I had no idea it would eat as much of my life as it has. I rarely get days off (not weekends, or holidays, or birthdays, or Valentine's Day...). I said to my dh the other day, "I love being a writer, but man, it's a time suck." But I have always loved to write, had always planned to make it my job, and I'm very glad I did. There's not much glamour to it (more sitting around in shorts and cleaning up after cats), but the writing part is fabulous.
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Cintia
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Jennifer Ashley:
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?
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