Cintia asked Regina Scott:

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?

Regina Scott Cintia--my apologies for seeing this so late! I hope you are still writing. Yes, manuscripts are rejected, but that doesn't mean yours will be. And if it's rejected once or twice or eighteen times, the next time might be the charm. You also don't have to go to a traditional big publisher anymore. There are smaller presses hungry for authors, and there is self-publishing. I know how easy it is to get depressed. I might have dozens of good reviews, and then I see one poor one and feel bad for days. (One of the reasons I sometimes avoid Goodreads ;-)). If industry news stops you from writing, stop reading industry news until the book's done. You can always catch up later (and you'll have missed some of the drama). Our writing muses can be shy, easily frightened things. Focus on feeding them (writing, doing things that encourage your creativity and positivity). Hope this helps!

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