2. getting the right kind of feedback and who to seek feedback from

3. resilience & getting comfortable with 'rejection'

4. time away from your project will give you perspective

5. when is your manuscript ready?

6. appreciating the process – trust in and have faith in your own process

7. calling yourself a ‘writer’ and seeing your writing as your ‘work’

8. remember why you write

9. let joy be at the centre of everything you do / stay the course despite the prospects of getting published – self doubt vs joy.