Mad Sad Glad

And the emotional roller coaster that is writing

I received some initial feedback on my novel draft and it was uncomfortable to hear it.

Boohoo :(

Consequently, I went off on a teeny weeny spiral that made me want to give everything up or burn it all.

One of the writing groups I am part of had a discussion around handling writing disappointments and the topic of survivorship bias turned up. So of course, it was time to revisit Brandon Sanderson’s take on it.

He sold his twelfth book, and by the time he found a good publisher, he had practised writing no matter what he was feeling that day.

I need to learn this.

And since I have nothing else of use to post about today, here is a link to Sanderson’s wise words on the philosophy of professional writing.

I hope all you artists are practising and creating regularly, nose to the grindstone. I hope to join you soon.

In slightly more positive news, Murderbot on Apple TV is fun. Not as good as the books, but it keeps a petulant writer decent company.

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P.S.: Help a girl out… tell me what are your coping mechanisms? 🫠