How not to get
published.
1.
Turn on
computer.
2.
Check
emails for replies from any of the thirty-seven publishers you’ve sent your
manuscript to.
3.
Check
Facebook.
4.
Two hours
and many cat videos later, check your email again, just to be sure.
5.
Read
ads about making a truckload of money by blogging.
6.
Three
hours later turn off computer in frustration.
7.
Eat.
8.
Swear
off writing.
9.
Slink
back to your computer.
10.
Repeat steps 1 – 8.
11. Watch
movie.
12.
Start writing a
screenplay for a better movie than the one you just watched.
13.
Go to bed, dreaming of
characters and dialogue.
14.
Start again tomorrow.
