Emily Sowden
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Emily Sowden:
What's one of the most important things for aspiring writers to think about?
Emily Sowden
You guys may think that this is an odd point to raise but take care of your wrists/hands.
Due to the nature of my job(s) I spend a lot of time typing - and had damaging jobs in the past which were kind-of a foundation to my current predicament - so unfortunately I developed rather bad RSI in my right wrist. If any of you have this problem you'll know the only thing that can help it is rest and support outside of strong painkillers, which I don't touch. However I've now developed it in my left hand/wrist as well, though luckily not as bad.
The reason I mention this is because it's been really quite painful recently and affects me to the point of which I can barely move them on the bad days, let alone type.
So do yourself a solid, guys. Sit up straight and at the right height, take proper breaks, buy a wrist-rest (you know, that spongy thing that sits alongside your keyboard) and just keep an eye on your health in general.
I consider myself very lucky that RSI is entirely manageable, but it's still a riotous bugger in this industry.
Due to the nature of my job(s) I spend a lot of time typing - and had damaging jobs in the past which were kind-of a foundation to my current predicament - so unfortunately I developed rather bad RSI in my right wrist. If any of you have this problem you'll know the only thing that can help it is rest and support outside of strong painkillers, which I don't touch. However I've now developed it in my left hand/wrist as well, though luckily not as bad.
The reason I mention this is because it's been really quite painful recently and affects me to the point of which I can barely move them on the bad days, let alone type.
So do yourself a solid, guys. Sit up straight and at the right height, take proper breaks, buy a wrist-rest (you know, that spongy thing that sits alongside your keyboard) and just keep an eye on your health in general.
I consider myself very lucky that RSI is entirely manageable, but it's still a riotous bugger in this industry.
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Cintia
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Emily Sowden:
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?
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