During a workshop,
a new writer asked
a writing hero
how she got her start
in the business.
The writing hero
prefaced her answer
with
“It was a different time
then”
and, while she relayed
her story,
she pointed out
again and again
how her path to publication
wouldn’t work now.
The world changes quickly.
I consider
anything that happened
before the pandemic
to be a situation
that couldn’t be duplicated
right now.
And even that
might be too long
of a time frame.
Ensure the advice
you’re receiving
is still relevant today.
If you’re giving advice,
ensure it applies
to the current situation.
The world is changing.
Your advice should be
changing also.