Advice to writers/illustrators: Take the long way. Shortcuts rarely pay off.

Writers/illustrators: You only fail if you quit. Don't let go of your dreams. Take a break if you need to, but DON'T GIVE UP.

Everyone feels overwhelmed and discouraged sometimes. Or sometimes life gets in the way, with circumstances out of your control.

Take a break if you need to, but don't give up hope. Put your half-finished mss or picture book dummy in the drawer for now and find other ways to keep that part of your creative soul on simmer. Maybe have a small notebook with you all the time, and keep track of story idea snippets? Quick notes about title ideas? Character traits? Settings?

Just don't give up.

Comic: Cat Writer

"Writers need rejection as a reminder that we have to work for what we achieve." - Chuck Wendig.

Writers and illustrators: Be brave. Fail. Try again. Succeed. Rinse & repeat. - Jenny Bent

Morning doodle inspired by one of my favourite pieces of advice, from Jenny Bent:

Writers and illustrators: "Be brave. Fail. Try again. Succeed. Rinse and repeat."

On rejections: No matter how discouraged you get, remember: always try one more time. - Billy Coffey

No matter how discouraged you get, remember - always try one more time.

- Billy Coffey

Tip for writers/illustrators: Intelligent perseverance will get you far. Take a break if needed but then try again!

To aspiring book authors and illustrators out there: Intelligent perseverance will get you far. Take a break if needed but then try again!

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Comic: Perseverance In A Shoe

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