Cliques have been given
a bad name
over the past few years.
They’re associated with bullying,
with mean behavior,
with exclusion.
In the Romance Novel Business,
writers will sometimes declare proudly
that they’re not part of any clique.
Actually, they are.
They are part
of the romance novel writing clique.
A clique is simply a group of people
with similar interests.
Being part of a clique is normal.
It is healthy.
I’m part of a smaller
romance novel writing clique.
This clique consists of
all the writers
I’ve mentored.
It started with one writer.
It now has hundreds of members.
Is this clique a bad thing?
Of course not.
We don’t use our togetherness
to inflict harm.
We use it
to help each other.
As a business builder,
you belong to cliques also.
Use these cliques to help yourself
and others.
Make cliques a good thing.