Publishing vs. Encouraging
by Ane Mulligan @AneMulligan According to a song lyric by Linda Rondeau : Home, home in the industry Where the writers and publishers play Where seldom is heard An encouraging word And the skies are so cloudy all day Thanks, Linda for letting me borrow the lyric. Yes, I've experienced discouragement in my writing journey. Maybe it was a rejection, or comments from a contest judge, but they threw ice cubes on my dreams. But I soon realized discouragement was not getting me anywhere and definitely not published. So, after I kicked a cabinet or two, I pulled up my big girl britches, toned my rhino skin and got over it. The thing is I�ve never want to be told my work is wonderful if it isn't. How mortifying would that be? And how untruthful by the teller. Iron sharpens iron I was blessed to find critique partners who love me enough to push me hard . We can't get our feelings hurt if we're told something doesn't work�not if we're serious...