Photo credit: joshzam on flickr / CC BY-NC-NDToday’s post is by regular contributor Susan DeFreitas (@manzanitafire), an award-winning author, editor, and book coach. She offers a first 50-page review on works in progress for novelists seeking direction on their next step toward publishing.Every year, I return to teach creative writing at a summer program offered by the school for…

Don’t Hold Out for Publishing to Make You Feel Seen. Here’s Another Goal Instead. — Jane Friedman

I’ve shared this post for two reasons:

• I appreciate the encouraging message and want to keep it where I can find it.

• It’s a thought many of us need to hear so why not share.