Caring about people takes work, sacrifice, and hands of service that consider a true profit to include how we leave each person after each transaction.
Without truthfulness art dies.
The contest of art is within the artist.
A writer or artist has no responsibility to monitor how pleased or outraged people are with their work.
Unfavorable judgements are a welcomed consequence of having an opinion.
If you believe in yourself and work with joy, passion, and patience you can live your dream — no matter what that dream looks like — it can be yours.
With the democratization and decentralization of the publishing industry everything has changed. Where there were once a few paths with a few gatekeepers, there are now endless paths and possibilities.
Each writer has a unique path which can only belong to them.
You have to trust in your own value if you want others to recognize your value.
If you make a personal statement and stick with it — in time — the opportunities will come to you.
