Does it seem like the world is passing you by these days?

Like…

…everyone else is getting agents?

… everyone else has small press contracts?

…everyone else is getting partial/full requests, and all you’re getting is a lovely pile of rejections?

…everyone else actually has a finished novel, when you struggle to complete yours?

Well, STOP FREAKING OUT.

It’s not as if there won’t be any spots left with agents, anywhere. It’s not as if the small presses are going to fill up their rosters for eternity. It’s not like your work will be rejected forever, if you take the time to fix your mistakes and make your query & work better, over and over again. And books take time to write, even if you’re giving them time every single day.

You’re not alone—we’re all in this together. Some people are just a few steps ahead, and so people are a few steps behind. We’re all on the same path, however, and as long as we stay the course, we’ll end up at our destination one way or another.

No freak-outs needed.

PS: Are you freaking out? Maybe just a little?