Life Is Getting Better, But

Rejections Are Painful, But Inevitable. They're Every Writer's Rite Of Passage.

And By The Way, I Wanted To Point Out That Kindred Is Not Science Fiction. You'll Note There's No Science In It. It's A Kind Of Grim Fantasy.

And I Have This Little Litany Of Things They Can Do. And The First One, Of Course, Is To Write - Every Day, No Excuses. It's So Easy To Make Excuses. Even Professional Writers Have Days When They'd Rather Clean The Toilet Than Do The Writing.

...i Can Write My Own Stories And I Can Write Myself In.

Helpless Lust And Unreasoning Anxiety Were Just Part Of Growing Up.