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We’re all in this together
Unless you are a bestselling author who can name his or her price, you’re only as good as your last sale. It’s been a lean year for me,...
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Aug 22, 20191 min read
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Want to see my list of rejections?
In their blackest moments, aspiring authors often cling to anecdotes about wildly successful books that were rejected ad nauseum before...
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Jul 2, 20151 min read
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The fastest ways to get rejected
Getting fiction published is hard enough. Don’t disqualify yourself before the editor even starts reading your story. Novice authors...
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Dec 2, 20144 min read
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A critique of slush reader rejections
The most painful rejection found on the rejection spectrum is the shortlist rejection. This is where a story is ‘recommended for a second...
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Nov 17, 20145 min read
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When publication is no longer enough
When an unpublished writer has been rejected enough, I suppose it's inevitable that he will develop a complex. In its early stages, the...
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Mar 2, 20142 min read
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The long road to rejection
If there's one thing would-be writers are never prepared for, it's chronic rejection. The key word in that previous sentence, of course,...
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Oct 31, 20132 min read
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