"Like all creative souls, writers learn over time that while they may be failing, they are not failures. They learn from their mistakes, and they keep on going. When it seems they've hit a stone wall, they find a way to move ahead. Even if it takes them down a radically different path."
American Writer, Speaker
1928 -
The challenge that many creative leaders face is learning to separate their creations from who they are. If we identify too closely with our creations, we will not be able to handle criticism or failure. We must realize that we are much more than our creations. We are human beings with friends, families and other important relationships. If we let the failure of our creations to depress or anger us, we are identifying too closely with them. Sometimes our creations will not find a worshiping or adoring audience. And this is okay. Learn not to depend on the praise of others — editors, publishers, readers, critics, etc. Taste is arbitrary and fickle. Believe in your work and some day an audience will appear.
