Writers Roundtable Intensive
The Book Maker's Dozen on rejection
What do you do? What does anybody do? You cry a little for a few days, and then you try to get the project rejected by the next person. - Sergio Ruzzier (Tweak Tweak)
I appreciate it so much when really successful artists talk about their rejections. It's a reminder that rejection is an inherent part of this business, and necessary in order to improve. And, I think, the "fact of rejection" is a kind of invisible thread that ties us to each other, giving us one more thing we have in common and letting us know we're not alone.
I appreciate it so much when really successful artists talk about their rejections. It's a reminder that rejection is an inherent part of this business, and necessary in order to improve. And, I think, the "fact of rejection" is a kind of invisible thread that ties us to each other, giving us one more thing we have in common and letting us know we're not alone.
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LGBTQ&A Discussion
Ellen Hopkins spoke about writing bravely, and said, rather emphatically, "to hell with the censors!" Lee Wind added that And Tango Makes Three is so banned, so often, that this is partially what makes it such a bestseller.
At the end of the day, "The heart wants what the heart wants."
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