Many of my ideas come to me while I'm sleeping. My husband says that it's as if I have another job or life I go to when I put my head down on a pillow. Waking up, I am often more tired than I was when I went to sleep, because my dreams are so active and I remember them all. There is a pad and pencil near my bed to capture the ones that I'd like to explore further.
How do you deal with rejection?
With the first 75 rejection letters, phone calls and/or emails, my preferred method of dealing with it was to crawl under the covers and cry. At #76 and beyond, I decided that just like I didn't find every flavor of jelly bean in the bowl to my liking, particularly the blue ones, it was just that I was somebody's blue jelly bean and accepted the dismissal and moved on.
Thank you for this interview, Ms. Katz. Do you have any final words you'd like to share with my readers?
"Writers write" is simply some of the best advice ever given because the compulsion to do what you love shouldn't be hampered by anyone or anything. While you may have to do other things to keep a roof over your head and food in the refrigerator, writing feeds your soul and you should not let your love of writing be stifled by feelings of inadequacy, paralyzing perfectionism or the opinions of others.
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