Playwright John Logan, author of the Tony Award-winning RED, wrote:
Allow me share the single best piece of advice I ever got about being a writer, courtesy of my friend Scott Berg, the great biographer: “Keep your head down and do your work.”
Meaning, do not be distracted by anything but your writing. Don’t worry about reviews, press, your career trajectory, directors, actors, agents, social media, or anything else.
Be tenacious. Be committed. Be serious. And be an artist above all.