I’m no Stephen King, but success is relative, right? As a writer, I’ve certainly had more success than I pictured having by now.
A lot of it, of course, has to do with being in the right place at the right time. Beyond luck, however, becoming successful at anything requires persistence in the face of rejection and uncertainty.
But how do you persist? Persistence isn’t a character trait. It’s contextual. It requires a reason and a method. For me, learning to persist as a writer is an ongoing journey – but there are three pieces of advice that have done more to keep me on that path than the rest combined, and I’m very happy to share them with you here.
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