It really is the gift that keeps on giving. And hey -- if you ever feel discouraged, just re-read some old fan mail. I've found it's an excellent tonic.

By the way, I see none of your stuff is on Fimficton. I really think it should be there, so new people can find it more easily. I understand if you'd rather not do it yourself, but I would be more than happy to, with your permission. May I?

Urban Fantasy: First thing that comes to mind: The Dresden Files.

It does take time, but trying to rush it is only going to make it more frustrating. I am currently taking a creative writing class at my college and that is the one truth they have beaten me over the head with. Ira Glass has this amazing quote:

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”

I believe can do it. Everyone who has watched you has done so because they believe you can too.


(P.S. sorry if all this was uncalled for or unnecessary, but you seemed a little frustrated. Just trying to help.)