I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph these and auction them. And then I lost the box.
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Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.
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The story of Ulysses and Agamemnon and Menelaus, of Jesus, of the Good Knight of Chaucer, lives in every one of us.
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Today, there are more opportunities for writers in terms of access to larger success, but it's more difficult to publish a literary novel in the lower ranges. In other words, you almost have to hit a home run. You can hit a triple, maybe, but nobody's interested in a single.
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