Cintia asked Sam Blake:

I'm an aspiring writer, but I'm dealing with two things: I get discouraged every single day because 96% of manuscripts are rejected, and I haven't had an idea for years, literally. There's too many people wanting to be writers, and knowing there's so much competition just kills me a little every day. When I get motivated, immediatly something appears about the industry that kills it. Any tips on how to deal with this?

Sam Blake Hi Cintia, I hope you're still writing! I'm so sorry that I'm only seeing your question now! You have to write for you, not for anyone else, don't worry about getting rejected before you've started, your book could be the most amazing thing for years - there are loads of people wanting to be writers, but very few who actually finish a first draft and who then put the real work in polishing it. Ideas come when you open your mind - don't put yourself underpressure, it might take 6 months for bits of ideas to arrive. They won't come as finished ideas, they come as bits of ideas and it's you putting them together and thinking on them that makes a story. I've tons of help for new writers on www.writing.ie and a new set of courses on my own site www.samblakebooks.com. Good luck!

flag