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Are you learning from rejection?

Being turned down is painful. It doesn’t matter if rejection comes at the hands of a crush, employer or editor, the sting can as sharp as a scorpion attack. But it’s how you learn from failure that separates the despondent from the successful. As a freelance writer who sends more than 250 pitches a year, […]

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Why every writer needs to have an Inspiration File

In a note on my Evernote app, titled Inspiration File, a list of random words and phrases might seem confusing to a stranger’s eye, but for me, they represent five years’ worth of curating the most intriguing pieces of writing I’ve come across. In both the fiction and non-fiction I read, I pay attention to

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