Hello friends and fellow readers!
Today I begin a series of writing tips that I have collected not only from my own experiences but from interaction with other authors. I hope that each of you find something new and positive that will encourage your own writing.
#1: STAY POSITIVE
This may sound like a no brainer but doubt can be a killer. There are going to be periods of rejection in each of our lives. An independent author is going to face a lot of rejection. I recall my first rejection came as a form letter from Dark Horse Comics. I had submitted a storyline for a potential comic book that I titled "The Worst of Times." Anyone who has dealt with the comics industry knows that the big boys (Marvel and DC) do not accept unsolicited submissions...but the smaller imprints do! Thus my submission to Dark Horse. Dark Horse sent me a very polite yet firm letter stating that while they appreciated my submission they had no interest in my story "at this time."
That was 2010.
Five years later I'm not even sure if Dark Horse is still around but if they are they still have no interest in my story lol.
As some of you already know, I later expanded this storyline into my first novel also titled The Worst of Times. I am proud to report that we are fast approaching our one thousandth download of The Worst of Times for Amazon Kindle!
My point is that just because a story or idea is rejected by one format or publisher does not mean the death of that story. Only your own self doubt can truly destroy the potential success of your creation.
I hope that this first tip proves useful to all of you. I plan on offering many more in future posts!
As always...
KEEP WRITING!!!
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