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51 Rejections · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for writing success.
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  SPEAKER_00: History is filled with stories about authors who were rejected, but they kept on trying until they found success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's just one example.
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  SPEAKER_00: A number of years ago, an aspiring author decided he wanted to write a book about the key decisions that determined personal success.
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  SPEAKER_00: However, he didn't want to write it in a traditional nonfiction book format.
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  SPEAKER_00: Instead, he wanted to teach the concepts in the form of a story.
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  SPEAKER_00: So he spent a year writing the book and then submitted it to a publisher.
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  SPEAKER_00: The book was rejected, so he moved on to the next one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, he was rejected again.
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  SPEAKER_00: The author tried a third and a fourth time, still more rejection.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pretty soon he worked his way up to a dozen rejections, but still no dice.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, the author kept pushing forward, submitting the book to more and more publishers, and this went on for another dozen rejections, then another dozen and another dozen still.
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  SPEAKER_00: So after spending three and a half years and getting rejected by 51 publishers, he finally struck gold when Thomas Nelson Publishers gave him a green light for the book, and that book was the Traveler's Gift.
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  SPEAKER_00: The author is Andy Andrews, whose books have now sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
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  SPEAKER_00: Andy Andrews tried 52 times before he got what he wanted.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want you to let that sink in for just a moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, this story might sound like kind of an extreme example, but stories of perseverance are common in the publishing world.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even if you're self-publishing, you're going to face challenges, setbacks, and problems that require you to dig down deep and keep moving when things don't go your way.
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  SPEAKER_00: The historical novelist James Mishner once said, character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are a lot of writers with talent, but not all of them have the character and discipline to keep on going in the face of rejection.
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  SPEAKER_00: Which leads us to the question, how about you?
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  SPEAKER_00: What are you up against in your writing?
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  SPEAKER_00: Are you willing to be persistent?
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  SPEAKER_00: And how many times are you willing to try?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because you may not have success on the third or fourth tries, it might just take 52.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's challenge don't let rejection or discouragement stop you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep going with your writing.
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  SPEAKER_00: You'll get there eventually.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I'll see you tomorrow.