tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378702741483615751.post6780160009233787222..comments2023-03-29T03:33:46.640-05:00Comments on The Unpublished Writers' Guide to Survival: That's the QuestionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378702741483615751.post-24846691087033285772013-08-15T10:16:51.490-05:002013-08-15T10:16:51.490-05:00Yeah - what Silver said (Ok, not the part about fo...Yeah - what Silver said (Ok, not the part about forty years, she's more persistent and dedicated than I). You have talent - you have the drive to work at your craft every day - and you may not be enthusiastic about it right now, who is at their Day Job, but I truly believe it's cyclical.<br /><br />Hang in there, my friend! Your time is coming!!!<br /><br />Oh, to answer your questions: No! Yes (which contradicts answer #1)! Obviously not very!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378702741483615751.post-10578000434390352322013-08-15T09:33:02.851-05:002013-08-15T09:33:02.851-05:00Uhm....forty years. Forty years from my first quer...Uhm....forty years. Forty years from my first query until my first sale. Granted, I wasn't writing diligently or continuously submitting during those 40 years, but I was pretty darn serious for 15-20 of them. It's my career now. It's the only thing I've truly wanted to do for the majority of my life. I still wake up every morning wondering what the hell I think I'm doing, but by the time I drop off to sleep each night, I'm convinced I really am doing the right thing.<br /><br />These are the doldrums, B.E. Been there. Done that. If I dig into my drawers, I'll find a tee shirt or ten that I could wear. Hang in there. You have talent. Lordy, but you have talent. At some point, publishing will wake up to realize what the rest of us have known for a long time now... Just sayin'.Silver Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606837105470988646noreply@blogger.com