Top Ten Things I’ve Learned as a Writer:
10. Not every other Christian writer is nice—but not every editor is mean, either.
9. My children’s desire to “hold you mommy” increases as my deadline nears.
8. My desire for my own mommy increases as my deadline nears.
7. Fellow writers are the coolest people on the planet…at least most of them (see #10).
6. Writers’ conferences are refreshing and exhausting at the same time.
5. Getting a book contract makes you feel like a “real writer”…for the first five minutes.
4. Rejection, and waiting to hear about submissions, does not get any easier.
3. Finding a good agent is harder than finding a good publisher.
2. Finding a good publisher is getting more and more difficult if you don’t have big sales numbers.
1. Even with all the difficult aspects of writing, I still wouldn’t trade my job for anything. I get to play with words all day—in my PJ’s, if I want to!
Dena is the proud wife of Carey and mom of Jordan and Jackson. When she’s not desperately trying to find her keys, she enjoys writing books such as The Groovy Chicks’ Road Trip to Love (Cook, co-compiled with Laurie Copeland) and short pieces for magazines like Family Circle and Parenting. For more information, visit www.denadyer.com.
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