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Dealing with criticism can be a seriously tricky business, especially as a writer. After all, the words we put on paper are us. They're our thoughts, our hearts, our words, our souls. Criticism of your words can feel like criticism of your very person.
This, in fact, is one of the reasons many writers get stuck.
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On the off chance that you haven’t noticed my crazily enthusiastic posts on any and every social media platform, I wanted to let y’all know: I have a really good reason to use the word ‘y’all’ now. I mean, I used it a lot before, but really didn’t have the justification. I’ve never been to the south, except for Florida, and I mean--does that even really count?
(Okay, okay, obviously it does, but sheesh guys, let me have this moment, will you?)
So I have a real reason to use the word ‘y’all’ now. Because I’m going to Texas. Austin, to be specific.
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Writers face rejection. All the time. Multiple times. Often this rejection comes with harsh criticism, snarky comments, or worse, no explanation at all—just a silent lack of response. As a writer you must know, above all else, that whatever you’re working on will certainly be rejected by many agents and publishers alike.
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The definition of a writer is someone who writes. Period. There are no other requirements. There are no other add-ons which will somehow make you a "real" writer. A writer is not defined by whether...
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Creativity doesn't just flow like some sort of mountain stream for me. I live in California--nothing flows like a mountain stream.
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