Authors who are way more successful than me talk about how difficult publishing can be.
The original tweet is directed to male-identified authors because the discussion sprang from another one about the difficulties female-identified authors have getting reviews, tours, etc.
What this tells me is that I should be working on my book, not going online to have my blissful ignorance shattered.
[Also, this is my first post with my new blog theme. I’m still getting used to it.]