But I think learning this now, in the critical year of my life, 35, is important.
It's a little disheartening, and not at all lost on me how similar it feels to following a career in writing, to spend so much time on something, dedicating waking hours and breaths to a task, only to have it fail.
I'm a freelance writer, looking to write books for kids, meaning I'm my own boss AND my own employee.
Fifth Draft 