I think anyone experiencing rejection and dejection would be encouraged by reading this recent blog post by Chuck Wendig. I love it all, especially the gaming reference to leveling up your own character.
I could never in a geologic era write anything as perceptive and good as this.
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Envying somebody's craft can be productive, I think, but envying somebody's career or awards or income, never. That you just need to step away from; it's a black hole of insecurity.
So much this.
It's when I don't like their work and they're succeeding, argh, grouse, grump, roll on floor in a frothing rage of most verdant greenness.