Cintia asked Kerrelyn Sparks:

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?

Kerrelyn Sparks I wouldn't pay any attention to what's going on in the industry. If you write a book that an editor loves, he/she will buy it and find a place for it. Rejections happen-- I still get rejected today. My publisher who did the first 3 Embraced books rejected doing the last two, so I had to find another publisher-- that's why there is a long break between the first three and last two. It's just part of the business and you keep going. Published authors are simply the writers who didn't give up. Believe in yourself, believe in your story. There will always be naysayers who will try to bring you down. Pay no attention to them--or better yet, put them in your book and kill them off, ha ha!!

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