creativity
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Congratulations! You failed!
If there’s anything consistent about the creative life, it’s that you will get rejected. A lot. I’m sure you know that already, but probably, when you first started sending out work, a part of you assumed that wouldn’t apply to you. The first time I sent out a story, I had this fantasy–we all had…
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Write anyway
I’m fond of telling people that I come from a long line of accountants. It’s true–I run out of fingers trying to count all the accountants I’m related to. So it’s quite strange to talk to anyone in my family about writing. We don’t have a tradition of arts or artists in our family. I…