Comments on: 14 Authors Share Their Advice on the Rocky Road of Publication https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 02 Feb 2025 06:06:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 By: Kerry Ann https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/#comment-97273 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:26:27 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22510#comment-97273 Love this, Heather! Thanks to all for sharing your wisdom. I should make my family read this. So many people seem to be focused on "when are you finally going to be published" because they think everything will be magically easier then. Not. They've only dealt with me going against my own personal deadlines. Just wait until it's a publisher breathing down my neck. Hopefully. Someday.

]]> By: ramblingsfromtheleft https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/#comment-97159 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:45:07 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22510#comment-97159 Heather, this post reinforces the mountain of things we never know that day we thought we had found the "word" and nirvana. It has been a journey of discovery that I believed would set my mind and soul free. THEN I began to learn as so many here, finding the word was that first tiny step and there are thousands left to go. Thanks so much for everyone who shared their experiences with us today and thank you for thinking enough of us to make this happen. 🙂

]]> By: Heather Webb https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/#comment-97153 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:28:35 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22510#comment-97153 In reply to miladyronel.

Believe me, doing it right is exactly the best way to approach this. There's no race to the finish line because that line only changes locations and you're off and racing again. Enjoy the process.

]]> By: Heather Webb https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/#comment-97150 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:27:29 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22510#comment-97150 In reply to Sparrow Beckett.

Girl, don't I know it. Yes! Comparing ourselves to others or constantly vying for more is demoralizing and exhausting. We can only walk our own path and that's a GOOD thing. Thanks for commenting, Sparrow. 😉

]]> By: Heather Webb https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/#comment-97147 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:26:16 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22510#comment-97147 In reply to Pizzos3.com.

Yes! Acceptance is important. It gives us some distance from our emotional selves and what's really going on out there that we can't control.

]]> By: Heather Webb https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/#comment-97144 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:24:08 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22510#comment-97144 In reply to Denise Willson.

ABSOLUTELY! We're all in this together!

]]> By: Heather Webb https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/#comment-97141 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:23:34 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22510#comment-97141 In reply to Christopher Lentz.

Go! Go! Go! 🙂 Don't let the publishing world keep you from writing. That's my motto.

]]> By: Heather Webb https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/#comment-97138 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:22:58 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22510#comment-97138 In reply to Orly Konig-Lopez.

It SO is! I wrestle with this tremendously myself.

]]> By: Heather Webb https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/#comment-97135 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:21:25 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22510#comment-97135 In reply to Jenny Hansen.

There really is! Take your time and try not to obsess about rejections and/or meeting that "goal marker" as it isn't the end-all we believe it is. Aye. And "throwing words on Amazon"...that's a post for another day. LOL. Thanks, Jenny!

]]> By: miladyronel https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/14-authors-share-their-advice-on-the-rocky-road-of-publication/#comment-97132 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 07:42:41 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22510#comment-97132 Thanks for the advice. Reading this has helped me to be okay with taking things slowly and doing it right. I liked the comparison of success to fog.

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