1. There will always be 1 typo that gets missed by yourself, two beta readers, and an editor. It's gonna be alright, just take a deep breath.
2. Learn to distance yourself from your work. When people criticize your work, they are not taking shots at you as a person.
3. Build a good support system of fellow writers, and people who believe in you and your ability.
4.Give yourself plenty of time between drafts to clear out, and come back with a fresh perspective.
5. Breathe through the formatting section. AND TAKE YOUR TIME. Don't rush through it like I did the first time. You are not a professional formatter, you are a writer.
6. Do your best at marketing, but do not obsess. Again, your specialty is writing.
7. Give your artist at least two weeks if not a full month, of cushion before your drop dead date. Your stress levels will thank you.
8. Slow down, and enjoy the process. Forgive yourself for the things you don't know off the bat. It will get better. As with anything, practice is the only way to get better.
Love this :) I feel like fifty people could read something of mine and there would still be at least one ridiculous spelling mistake, aha
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