This brilliant article over at The Outline is chock full of aphorisms that ought to be cross-stitched on pillows in homes across America.
Here are a couple of good ones:
“Publishing is a retail industry, not a meritocracy.”
“Just because you are fluent doesn’t mean you can write.”
My favorite, though? “Writing is hard. Writing artfully so that someone enjoys what you’re writing is even harder.”
