Is success as a writer (in any medium) worth all you have to give up in order to get it? Here’s a thoughtful answer to just that concern:
by Rita Karnopp
So you’ve received a rejection letter – and you’re in the middle of writing yet another book. Suddenly you’re in the slumps and wonder if all this work and upset is worth it. You stop writing – and now you just don’t feel like going back to your office and continue with your work in progress.
Hmmm . . . sound familiar? It’s not an easy profession, is it? We have our highs – and oh so many lows. It’s not easy to receive a rejection letter on one of our books. It’s deflating. It’s frustrating. It’s depressing. Yet, after you cry, throw a tantrum, crumple the rejection letter and toss it in the trash – you take a deep breath – and ask yourself – “Should I keep writing – or quite?”