The only way to achieve a dream is by focusing on it . At some point, every author will go through a time where they simply want to throw down their pen and recapture their life. This burning desire to simply write, this fierce need is what eventually leads us to success. For some, the bell of success seems to toll instantly upon submission, while others have to endure years of rejections. Fern Michaels' first submission was published.
Success is never an easy road and every writer has obstacles to overcome.
With sixty-seven novels published, even Fern's road was not smooth. He had no faith in me at all. I was too dumb at the time not to be self confident. Finally, persistence doesn't end after publication. Writers like Nora Roberts, with over one hundred published novels, can tell you that persistence is not only the key to getting published but to staying published.