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How to Not Be a Stuck-Up Jerk to Emerging Artists

August 7, 2018 by Daniella Levy 5 Comments

Meme: top image, people fist-bumping with caption, "How I act with other writers"; bottom image, girl smiling devilishly in front of burning house with caption, "How I feel"

Supporting other writers is one of the golden rules of the writing community. I’ve seen sooo many articles and Tweets along the lines of, “Other writers are not competition! They’re your support network! There’s enough room on the bookshelves for everybody!” Well, I would contest that last bit–depends what sort of bookshelf–but it’s beside the […]

Rejection Survivor Interview: Brian Gehrlein

July 4, 2018 by Daniella Levy 7 Comments

A new pastime of mine in recent weeks has been stalking Twitter for writers talking about rejection and accosting them with a link to the blog and occasionally a request for an interview. (Is this what people call “promotion”…?) And I have to say, I have yet to regret extending that invitation. I always learn […]

How to Not Strangle People Who Are More Successful than You

September 7, 2016 by Daniella Levy 14 Comments

The path you’ve been given is not because you are better or worse than anyone else, but because that is the path that is right for you.

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