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Been Rejected Lately? Join the Club. · The Daily Writer

• 0:09
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Writer, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
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  SPEAKER_00: We deal with a lot of obstacles as writers, but one of the biggest ones that we deal with is rejection.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, rejection can come in many forms.
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  SPEAKER_00: A publisher or an agent can reject your book proposal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your subscribers can reject your emails by not opening them.
• 0:32
  SPEAKER_00: Your followers can reject your social media posts by not liking or sharing them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Readers can reject your books by not reading or buying them.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: Clients can reject your services by not signing a contract or by ignoring your emails.
• 0:45
  SPEAKER_00: Whatever form rejection takes, it always hurts.
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  SPEAKER_00: And let's be honest, it can hurt pretty badly.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some writers never recover from it.
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  SPEAKER_00: So how can we possibly deal with rejection?
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  SPEAKER_00: The author J.K.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rowling offers some great advice.
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  SPEAKER_00: She said, resilience and humility.
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  SPEAKER_00: These go hand in hand because rejection and criticism are part of a writer's life.
• 1:08
  SPEAKER_00: Informed feedback is useful and necessary, but some of the greatest writers were rejected multiple times.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the next time you're rejected, remember that all professionals get rejected sometimes.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nobody has a hundred percent batting average.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even major league baseball players only get a hit about a third of the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and keep going.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you've been rejected by somebody lately, join the club.
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  SPEAKER_00: It happens to the best of us sometimes.
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  SPEAKER_00: But remember, professionals not only get rejected, they also never give up.
• 1:43
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 1:45
  SPEAKER_00: I want to take a moment to let you know about our daily writer membership community.
• 1:49
  SPEAKER_00: You know, one of the very best ways to develop better habits and impact more people's lives with your writing is to spend time around other successful writers.
• 1:58
  SPEAKER_00: So if you're tired of feeling isolated and chasing success on your own, then I know you're going to love the Daily Writer community.
• 2:06
  SPEAKER_00: For years, I searched for the kind of writing community that I would want to join, but I could never find what I wanted, so I created my own.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some of the features include weekly writing sprints, monthly community calls, book discussions, calls with guest experts, and much more.
• 2:21
  SPEAKER_00: For more info, you can visit dailywriterlife.comslash community.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.