On sending work out, handling rejection, maintaining process, making contacts, assessing one's goals realistically, and how that's changed over the last decade
as someone who feels bewildered at the prospect of turning the lonely hard work of writing into, as you put it, "a life," these posts have been extremely empowering
This rings so true with me—I’ve been thinking a lot recently that the fairy tale of the Debut Novel With A 6 Figure Advance is useless if not outright harmful. I bought into it in the past & have been trying to turn away from it & find a different path—tho perhaps, as you point out, I’ve been on another path without realizing it.
Thanks so much for this series! I’d be curious to know about the leap or pathway that wound from this scrappier start to being represented by Bill Clegg!
as someone who feels bewildered at the prospect of turning the lonely hard work of writing into, as you put it, "a life," these posts have been extremely empowering
really glad to hear that cody
This rings so true with me—I’ve been thinking a lot recently that the fairy tale of the Debut Novel With A 6 Figure Advance is useless if not outright harmful. I bought into it in the past & have been trying to turn away from it & find a different path—tho perhaps, as you point out, I’ve been on another path without realizing it.
Really enjoying this series!
Another great post Blake. 👍
thank you M!
Thanks so much for this series! I’d be curious to know about the leap or pathway that wound from this scrappier start to being represented by Bill Clegg!
thanks Ruth - that leap is coming soon! a few posts in the future, but lots to say