What I’ve learned Lesson 1
You will want to give up, a lot, DON’T.
Yes, the odds are completely stacked against you.
Yes, maybe Science Fiction doesn’t sell as well as other genres.
Yes, maybe getting an agent or editor to read your work will take seven years.
All these things may be true, but…
If you quit in the six year you will never see the seventh when the agent offers you representation.
Science Fiction might have a small audience, but they tend to be loyal.
The character in your book tends to have odds stacked against them too. Do you let them just give up…doubtful, if you did it wouldn’t be much of a story.
So don’t quit.
Keep writing.