Stay Positive Whether Published or Not

 Stay

Positive

Whether

Published

Or

Not

I'll admit first that I'm not published yet, but I think its important to project a positive image. I'm not saying to hide what happens in life from the internet. The purpose of this blogpost is to say that posting negativity about your skills as a writer, or negativity as a result of your work being published is a bad idea.

I often see people say they sold no books this week. Some writers will post about their rejections. This is telling everyone you aren't a good writer. It is telling people to not spend their money on you. It is telling publishing professionals you are a bad investment. If you say you were rejected by ten agents then it says to those agents who have your query that maybe your manuscript isn't going to pan out.

You have to project an image of progress and positivity for your work. Post your word count goals. Post how many agents you've queried or that all that querying has resulted in a full request. The more you show your progress and promote a positive image the more you will make others want your work. 

It does you no good to sour a potential writing career by displaying your failures.