Your advice mirrors that of a colleague I worked with during my professional career, “expect the ridiculous.” Once you expect that anything can happen, especially the nutty black swan evens, it makes it easier to take it in stride.
I never realized that being a published writer was so full of pitfalls. Compared to the actual joy of being creative and writing, this “dark side” is not easy to live with. My book garnered exactly one rating on Goodreads: three stars and no explanation. As you say, don’t take it too personally. But it’s hard not to.
I will just keep on plugging, and maybe in a few years my work will get a second review. Who knows? The reviewer might even tell me why.
Congratulations on your debut novel. I remember mine as an indie author in 2012 after years of sending out proposals to every publishing house and agents in NY with each ending in a rejection letter, albeit nice rejection letters. I got a lot of positive response, but there was always a 'but'. Anyway, I'm happy I went indie because it worked out in my favor, then when I hit the NYTimes bestsellers list, a couple of those houses I was trying to break into wanted to know if I would write for them. I gently said, thanks but no thanks. As they say, the only difference between a published and unpublished author is perseverance. You definitely have a lot of perseverance, so kudos to you! Wishing you millions of sales.
You said it perfectly about rejections. Best to not take it too personally!
Thanks!
Your advice mirrors that of a colleague I worked with during my professional career, “expect the ridiculous.” Once you expect that anything can happen, especially the nutty black swan evens, it makes it easier to take it in stride.
Very true!
I never realized that being a published writer was so full of pitfalls. Compared to the actual joy of being creative and writing, this “dark side” is not easy to live with. My book garnered exactly one rating on Goodreads: three stars and no explanation. As you say, don’t take it too personally. But it’s hard not to.
I will just keep on plugging, and maybe in a few years my work will get a second review. Who knows? The reviewer might even tell me why.
Congratulations on your debut novel. I remember mine as an indie author in 2012 after years of sending out proposals to every publishing house and agents in NY with each ending in a rejection letter, albeit nice rejection letters. I got a lot of positive response, but there was always a 'but'. Anyway, I'm happy I went indie because it worked out in my favor, then when I hit the NYTimes bestsellers list, a couple of those houses I was trying to break into wanted to know if I would write for them. I gently said, thanks but no thanks. As they say, the only difference between a published and unpublished author is perseverance. You definitely have a lot of perseverance, so kudos to you! Wishing you millions of sales.
Thank you so much for the opportunity to share some insights!
Thanks for sharing your journey with my readers!