In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is, nine times out of ten, a proof that you ought to publish it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The hard fact is that not everyone does get published.
There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy.
In journalism, a fact is just a fact. But in fiction, you have to build your case. It has to be made, step by step.
The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
Send it to someone who can publish it. And if they won't publish it, send it to someone else who can publish it! And keep sending it! Of course, if no one will publish it, at that point you might want to think about doing something other than writing.
They may well say not only is this not true, but I will put in an injunction to prevent publication. No, stories don't go in unless I'm convinced by the people who write them that they're true. And if I'm wrong, then so be it.
I don't need to publish to make a living.
Publish and be damned.
Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.
Publishing is not my world.