"Press on. Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
If this is true in politics and the rest of life, it is even more so in publishing. Nothing—not talent or education or connections or the luck of the Irish—can take the place of persistence in pursuing a writing career.
Keep going, even when your soul is screaming to stop. There is only one guarantee in this industry: If you give up, you'll never get published.
Hugs,
TLC
P.S. Today is Jane Austen's 235th birthday. Happy birthday, dear Jane.
