It Only Takes One Match to Burn a Bridge Down

This is the sixth entry in our mini-series on dealing with rejection. When your writing has been rejected—or at least, when you perceive that it has—you respond emotionally. And that’s totally natural. We all respond emotionally when we’re hurt. And what do we do when we’re hurt? We lash out. We want retribution. We find … Read more

That Book Isn’t for You

As writers, we spend a lot of time worrying about people who don’t like our writing. But what happens when you are the one who hates someone else’s book?  Maybe it’s an author whose marketing you can’t stand. Maybe you read a novel that you thought was poorly written. Maybe you completely disagreed with an … Read more