Write. Finish things. Get them published. Write something else while you're waiting for someone to publish the first thing.
Neil GaimanI was a scholarship minor public school day boy at Ardingly College and later Whitgift School. Then, straight into work as a journalist - a wonderful thing for a writer.
Neil GaimanDo you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? I do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden.
Neil Gaiman