But unlike building Rome, becoming a published, profitable author takes more than a day. It might take a whole week...or you know...maybe a few years (or a decades).

Always keep that in mind when you feel your brain melting and your eyes start to hurt from looking at so many agents profiles.

Or when you looked down at the clock and realize, "Oh [insert expletive here] I have to be a work/have the kids out of bed/end world hunger in four hours but I don't think I can stop in the middle of this chapter/line edit /internet search."

You're in the long game after all, so step back when you feel yourself overwhelmed by your lack of progress and remember that running yourself ragged or beating yourself up could very well do more harm than good.

Happy Writing!