For those of you who are struggling writers like me, you may enjoy as I did what Kristen Lamb of Kristen Lamb's Blog has to say. All of what she shared, I have struggled with. I felt her words somehow helped validate me as a writer and gave me renewed optimism.
Visit her blog post Writing--So Easy a Caveman Can Do It, and determine for yourselves the importance of her words.
"Failure isn't bad, it's the tuition we pay for success."
Happy Writing!