Q&A: Have you learned anything so far on your publishing journey that has changed your outlook on publishing/writing or inspired you in some way?

Have you learned anything so far on your publishing journey that has changed your outlook on publishing/writing or inspired you in some way?

Probably more than one thing, but the biggest is definitely that perfection does not exist, thus making the pursuit of it pointless.

I used to think that if I worked hard enough, my books would be unrejectable. I’ve spent years on books that quite frankly peaked six months in, only to shelve them and move on because they weren’t perfect enough to not be rejected, and I did not want to be rejected. Did not want to ponder what that rejection would mean for me, my book, my time here on this earth.

Spoiler alert: it meant nothing, except that maybe you can’t please everyone.

Also, I think it goes without saying that you’ll get far more requests from imperfect projects you gather up the courage to submit than you will ever get on the so-called perfect ones you never send out.