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How Many Times Are You Willing to Try? · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Writer Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for writing success.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Writer Starter Kit, visit DailyWriterLife.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: The history of writing is replete with stories about authors who were rejected but 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, except 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: He spent a year writing the book, then proceeded to submit it to a publisher.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was rejected, so he moved on to the next publisher.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rejected again.
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  SPEAKER_00: The author tried a third and a fourth time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Still more rejection.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pretty soon he worked his way up to a dozen rejections.
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  SPEAKER_00: Still no dice.
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  SPEAKER_00: So he kept pushing forward, submitting the book to more publishers.
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  SPEAKER_00: This went on for another dozen rejections, then another dozen, and another dozen still.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then, after spending three and a half years and getting rejected by 51 publishers, he struck gold when Thomas Nelson Publishers gave him the green light.
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  SPEAKER_00: That book was the traveler's gift, and the author was 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: Now this may sound like an extreme example, but the story of persevering in the face of obstacles is really common in the publishing world.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even if you're self-publishing, you'll face challenges, setbacks, and problems that require you to dig down deep and keep moving when things are not going your way.
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  SPEAKER_00: The historical novelist James Mitchner 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 those writers have the character and discipline to keep going in the face of rejection.
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  SPEAKER_00: 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.
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  SPEAKER_00: It might just take 52.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I will see you tomorrow.