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Teaching Me To Keep Writing

Posted by jarviswrites in Giving Feedback, Giving Thanks, Growing Up A Writer, Influences, Inspiration, Jennie, Paying Tribute, Receiving Feedback, Rejection, Staying Inspired, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writing Advice on November 28, 2016

by Jennie Jarvis As a writer, I’ve had a lot of teachers guide me on my journey to get all those pesky stories out of my head and onto the page. Some of them guided me in a classroom, such as Hal Ackerman and Dr. Lee Beger, teaching me in the traditional manner – teacher […]

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Special Edition: Forgive and Get On With It: Getting Back Into Writing After A Long Break

Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Rejection, Special Editions, Staying Inspired, The Writer's Life, What inspires me on June 23, 2015

By Jennie Jarvis Let’s face it: Sometimes, life throws us some curve balls that can affect our writing. It might be something as innocent as things getting busy at work, but it could also be something really stressful like a move or even the death of a loved one. I dealt with multiple curve balls […]

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Special Edition: 5 Ways Exploring New Mediums Can Re-Invigorate Your Writing

Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Rejection, Special Editions, Staying Inspired, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writing Advice on July 23, 2014

by Jennie Jarvis Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending a great workshop on writing Children’s Picture Books, conducted by Alicia Thompson (@Aliciabooks). I’ve never written Picture Books before, and I don’t have any children. However, I was suffering from a post-writing project burnout, and the idea of exploring this new medium seemed… […]

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Just Keep Swimming: Jennie’s Secret to Staying Positive In The Wake Of Rejection

Posted by jarviswrites in Getting Published, Jennie, Rejection, Staying Inspired, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writing Advice on July 3, 2014

By Jennie Jarvis Let’s face it – In the writing industry, we face a lot of rejection. In fact, most people know more about how writers are rejected than any other part of the industry. Throughout my life, each time I have told various teachers, parents, friends and strangers about my career choice of being […]

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Knowing When to Start a New Project: The Agent’s Perspective by Jennie Goloboy

Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, How Do you Know You're Done, Rejection, Starting a New Project, Submissions on January 23, 2014

As you have probably already guessed, this month at 5writers.com, we focused on the theme “Knowing When To Start A New Project.” We all had our ideas on this topic, but one thing we couldn’t answer is this: What advice does an agent have on this topic? To answer the question, we turned to “the […]

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Rejecting Rejection

Posted by LadyLadder in Linda, Rejection on February 27, 2013

I am the daughter of a Marine aviator.  I have two older brothers who were mean to me in the way older brothers are to younger sisters who want to tag along and do everything they do.   I began my career as a competitive athlete at age five. I have a tough skin. I spent […]

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You Stink!

Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, Rejection on February 19, 2013

What the editors wrote: Dear Susie WriterPerson: Thank you for submitting your short story, “Whatever” to Big Fancy Literary Review. We appreciate the opportunity to read it. Unfortunately, the piece is not for us. Good luck placing it elsewhere. Best Regards, The Editors What the writer reads: Dear Sucky WriterPerson: Thanks for submitting your crappy […]

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When The Internet Attacks

Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Rejection on February 6, 2013

By Jennie Jarvis From my first days of wanting to pursue a career in the arts, I knew that criticism and rejection were just a part of the game. So, I never had that moment where receiving some kind of criticism on my work made me want to give up doing what I do. It’s […]

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Handling Rejection of Your Work

Posted by virgowriter in Guest Bloggers, Rejection on February 1, 2013

Jonnie Martin is a novelist and blogger who returned to her home state of Texas in 2012, settling into the Austin area, where she is exploring the notion of “place” and the western culture.  She is seeking representation for her first novel, Wrangle, set on a quarter horse ranch in Hempstead, Texas.  Jonnie regularly blogs […]

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