I’ve been angry and frustrated for a while. And I’ve finally decided to just embrace it. Writing is a brutal effing business, HIghness, and anyone who says otherwise is selling something. After I signed my debut novel with a small pub I found out that a lot of people don’t take you seriously in the business unless you have a huge online following and an agent. I was also, admittedly, out to prove to my family that I was a “real writer.” (Note: If you write, you're a real writer.) So I decided...