No matter how you steel yourself, rejection
after rejection takes a toll. It’s easy to lose confidence and feel
your work isn’t good enough—when what’s really needed is to keep
trying until you reach that one editor (or agent) who loves your work. Rather
than feeling rejected, take heart by using statistics to bolster your stamina. As
the author of over 475 published short stories, poems, art, & articles, and
as literary executor for my father, I’ll share the system that inspires
me to keep submitting, even to the tough markets—and helps
me think about new strategies to build on strengths that might
otherwise go unnoticed.
Showing posts with label writing as a business. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 24, 2022
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SANTA'S JOURNEY THROUGH TIME by Teresa Inge
Any kid can tell you where Santa Claus is from—the North Pole. But his historical journey is even longer and more fantastic than his annual,...
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What is influencing and who are influencers? Influencing can be applied to any individual who can influence behavior in their followers thro...
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It’s that time of year, you know, beach season. A time to pack up your beach bag and escape to the shore for bit of fun and sun (and in my c...
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Did you grow up listening to the lyrics from Broadway musicals? "I'd do anything for you, dear, anything." In this still p...