On Writing, Rejection, and Persistence

Debut novelist Ruth Galm received upwards of 60 rejections for her debut novel, "Into the Valley." But after years of reworking the book, it's finally out this month. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]

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[ Writer's Digest | 2019-09-25 23:48:10 UTC ]
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Jacqueline Woodson Transformed Children’s Literature. Now She’s Writing for Herself.

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[ The New York Times | 2019-09-19 09:00:02 UTC ]
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Attica Locke left Hollywood to write novels. Now she’s found success in both worlds.

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How the Internet has changed the way we write — and speak. It’s not all ALL bad.

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Why are we squeezing creative writing out of schools?

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Praised by Trump as ‘a Warrior,’ Is Writing a Book

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[ The New York Times | 2019-09-05 17:47:28 UTC ]
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Join Us for Persist: A Feminist Book Club on Instagram

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[ Writer's Digest | 2019-09-04 18:25:07 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 00:18:49 UTC ]
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The most influential American author of her generation, Toni Morrison's writing was radically ambiguous

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