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Episode 1: Learning and getting better at the craft of writing.

Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

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Writers' Rejection Slips

Every professional writer receives rejection slips. Catherine Stockett's novel, The Help, was turned down by 60 literary agents. Rudyard Kipling received this personalized rejection slip early in his career. Theodore Geisel's first children's book was rejected by 23 publishers before Macmillan accepted it.

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