Not so alone

In my quest for all the knowledge I can find on the business of writing, I am reading the blogs of literary agents. One that I frequent is Lit Soup by Jenny Rappaport. The blog is entertaining and enlightening and I am very glad she is writing it.

Today I read a post that lists her reactions to query letters and partial manuscripts. A wonderful idea. Especially for all of us as yet unpublished writers. Lets us know that we are not alone.

Writing is mostly a solitary business. We labor, create, submit and fail or succeed mostly on our own. Some of us have joined writers groups for support. And they are helpful. But in the end, when you sit at your computer or open the mail and read that rejection or acceptance letter you are by yourself.

It helps to remember that there are many more writers in the world giving it a try right along with you. Brothers and sisters in spirit. We are not really alone.