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The Writer's Book of Hope - Encouragement and Advice from a Veteran (Paperback, 1st ed)
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The Writer's Book of Hope - Encouragement and Advice from a Veteran (Paperback, 1st ed)
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In 1889, the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, having accepted
an article from Rudyard Kipling, informed the author that he should
not bother to submit any more. "This isn't a kindergarten for
amateur writers," the editor wrote. "I'm sorry, Mr. Kipling, but
you just don't know how to use the English language." A century
later, John Grisham was turned down by sixteen agents before he
found representation-and it was only after Hollywood showed an
interest in "The Firm " that publishers began to take him
seriously.
The anxiety of rejection is an inevitable part of any writer's
development. In this book, Ralph Keyes turns his attention from the
difficulty of putting pen to paper-the subject of his acclaimed
"The Courage to Write "-to the frustration of getting the product
to the public. Inspiration isn't nearly as important to the
successful writer, he argues, as tenacity, and he offers concrete
ways to manage the struggle to publish. Drawing on his long
experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Keyes provides new
insight into the mind-set of publishers, the value of an agent, and
the importance of encouragement and hope to the act of authorial
creation.
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