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Book Rejections: 3 Ways To Go From Rejection To Success

December 8, 2025

A guest blog by Sarah Rexford     Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More Book rejections are more than a dreaded aspect of traditional publishing. For many authors, they are part of the process. Have you ever wondered how many books are rejected each year?  Neil Gordon, formerly an acquisitions editor for Penguin Random […]

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A Writer’s Guide to Point of View

December 8, 2025

Budding writers often ask me: “How do I master Point of View?” The inability to grasp this concept is the most common problem I see in aspiring novelists. Veteran editor Dave Lambert says, “No decision you make will impact the shape and texture of your story more than your choice of Point of View.” So […]

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How to Build Your Author Platform

December 8, 2025

Guest blog by David Loy   “You need to grow an audience.”   “You need to build an email list.”   “You need to get more followers.”   These sound like different messages, but they all point to the same foundation: You need to build an author platform. Like most aspiring writers, you might wonder: […]

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Editors’ Wish List When Working with Nonfiction Writers

December 8, 2025

What follows is common sense, but you’d be surprised at how many novice writers skip too many of the suggestions on this list. You can get a leg up on the competition by following these to a T. And if you’re primarily a fiction writer, you’ll find much of this advice applies to short stories […]

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How To Launch A Writing Career

December 8, 2025

So, you want a writing career… You have your reasons. You’ve long loved to write, and people have told you you have a way with words. But how do you know the time is right or whether you have what it takes?  I urge you to immerse yourself in the craft. If you really want […]

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