In a workshop in college, a fellow student told Belle Burden that her work was terrible, and she couldn't write.
Now, she's the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Strangers.
Opinions are just opinions.
Rejections are just rejections.
Keep going.
Your goal is great voice.
Great voice means being as human as you possibly can.
Consider what makes you feel more yourself. Perhaps slowing down, better coffee, better light, paper books, eccentric art, seeking out beauty, finding quiet, long-lost hobbies?
It's all an investment in your craft.
You pulled a thread and now the whole book feels like it's unraveling.
That's not failure. That's revision.
Agent Amy Bishop-Wycisk looks for manuscripts where the framework stays solid even as threads get reworked.
It's painful--but doesn't mean you're doing something wrong.
Keep going. 🧵
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