"Most of the time, when I receive emails like yours, I delete them, leaving them ignored and unanswered. Now 12 years into a little-rewarding writing career, I have grown bitter, jaded, and tend to see bright-eyed, bushy-tailed upstarts such as yourself as little more than potential competition. Why would I help you?"
(Susannah Breslin is a razor of crazy truth. I say crazy, because to be honestly bare in this world is the domain of insanity. But also genius. If you’re an aspiring artist: read this. If you’re an established artist who’s sought out by aspiring artists: read this.)