Things I Learned That They Do Not Teach You In Business School

1. There are many self-help books in the market, but nothing prepares you for the kind of rejections you get in the literary world. It is not just the number of places that reject you; it is the simple fact that you have no idea why you got rejected. The form letters are a painful read. Worse are the well-worded, sympathetic ones.

2. If you write literature, which is what writers dream of doing, you most probably will not make money.

3. There is a common theme in literature and art known as subjectivity, as well as an elusive concept called good taste. There are awards, there are juries, and people do win these awards. You read the books that won, and you read the books that did not, and you are none the wiser.

4. No amount of money can rival the satisfaction of holding your book in your hand, getting reader feedback in unexpected places, and finding reviewers who feel that your book was worth reading.