Pia Padukone
Write, write and write. Make time for it. Make it a priority. Say no to fun events because you have to write. Tell your friends that writing is at the top of your to-do list and never cross it off.
Read, read, and read. I truly believe that you're only as good as the work you're surrounded by. It can help you understand your own characters better, think about a situation from a different perspective, learn how other writers dealt with a conflict.
Have a thick skin. I can't tell you how many rejection letters I have received - and continue to receive - and while they are disconcerting and certainly made me want to throw in the towel and quit, I realized that there had to be someone out there who loved my story and wanted to put it out into the world. I was right. But if you give up after the first fifty, even one hundred rejections, you'll never make it to the one hundred and first, that publisher who believes in you.
Read, read, and read. I truly believe that you're only as good as the work you're surrounded by. It can help you understand your own characters better, think about a situation from a different perspective, learn how other writers dealt with a conflict.
Have a thick skin. I can't tell you how many rejection letters I have received - and continue to receive - and while they are disconcerting and certainly made me want to throw in the towel and quit, I realized that there had to be someone out there who loved my story and wanted to put it out into the world. I was right. But if you give up after the first fifty, even one hundred rejections, you'll never make it to the one hundred and first, that publisher who believes in you.
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