| Last week I had a number of heavy conversations with writers. The topics ranged from complaints about writer-editor dynamics, lack of support from publishers, the pressure to market and promote their titles, and everyone’s favourite gripe—money. One writer I spoke to was so burnt out by it all that she was ready to throw in the towel. She had achieved her goal of being traditionally published, very well reviewed, and her title had become a set text in many schools. Our conversation was a difficult one and her disappointment and exhaustion was palpable. When I sat down to write this week’s posts, it was difficult to talk about anything but the conversations that had happened this week. However, after all of this heaviness, I did want to share something more uplifting. I want to encourage people to continue writing—if they have the means and desire to—because writing really does need to be the reward. |
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