Dealing with rejection

Many writers face rejection during the early stages of their career. Use these articles to help you dust yourself off, and try again.

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Getting Published: What To Do If You Can't Get An Agent

Tina Sekis

2nd December 2015

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25th January 2021

Author Tina Seskis discusses her journey to publishing a bestselling novel, and what she did when she couldn't find an agent. For more free articles...

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Dusting Yourself Off & Starting Again

Kate Wiseman

17th November 2015

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25th January 2021

Earlier this year I wrote an article for the Writers’ and Artists’ website about my experience of being a runner up in a national writing competition...

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To Write Without Fear

Jax Miller

9th September 2015

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25th January 2021

The page is where a person should hold no reservations; where we come to purge our demons, to have our dreams come true vicariously through our...

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Learning from Rejection

Jonathan Eyers

24th September 2014

Edited

9th May 2024

Jonathan Eyers, author of The Thieves of Pudding Mill Lane shares his writing advice and advice on dealing with rejection.

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Rejection, representation and deadlines

Writers & Artists

23rd June 2014

Edited

25th January 2021

Debut novelist Alyson Foster, author of God is an Astronaut, discusses rejection, representation and some of the things she's learned about the...