Have you ever set a goal to write every day (or every week) and felt the momentum burn out after a few weeks? I did! Years ago, I tried to write 50k words in a month for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). It’s safe to say that I did NOT achieve that goal. I couldn’t […]

So, you finally sent your manuscript to a friend or fellow writer (or worse, an editor). What will they think of your writing? Will they affirm your dream of selling millions of copies and changing lives with your brilliant prose? Or will they set fire to your future and destroy your last shard of hope?