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Rejection is the Mark of a Pro · 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 a lot of different 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.
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  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.
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  SPEAKER_00: Clients can reject your services by not signing a contract or by just ignoring your emails.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whatever form rejection takes, it still hurts.
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  SPEAKER_00: And let's be honest, sometimes 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 do we deal with this massive obstacle that we call rejection?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, the author J.K.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rowling offers some great advice here.
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  SPEAKER_00: She said this resilience and humility, these go hand in hand because rejection and criticism are part of a writer's life.
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  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 100% 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: And even then, they're considered really successful.
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  SPEAKER_00: So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and keep on moving.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because professionals not only get rejected, they also never quit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you've been listening to this show for any length of time, you know that one of the four practices of a great writer is creativity.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in order to stay creative, you've got to have great input.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's where writing prompts come in.
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  SPEAKER_00: A writing prompt is a sentence or two that helps you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow.
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  SPEAKER_00: Writing prompts are an awesome creative tool for journaling, storytelling, creative writing, stress relief, social media posts, and so much more.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the great news is that you don't have to create these yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've put together an amazing package of 365 daily writing prompts.
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  SPEAKER_00: So every day for the next year, you can have a shot of inspiration delivered straight to your inbox.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can check it out at dailywriterlife.comslash writing prompts.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.