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THE VERY BEST WAY TO GET REJECTED EVERY TIME

By: Jeff Goins

I’ve been on a confidence kick lately. From my experience as a freelancer, I’ve learned that it takes more than good content to become a published writer. You have to learn how to stand up to rejection.

When it comes to writing, you need a few things (other than talent) to succeed:

• You need relationships.
• You need connections.
• You need to learn how to pitch.

When you’re getting started (at anything, really), you’re scared. You’re insecure. You don’t want to come off as some kind of arrogant jerk.

So what do you do? You say “no” for other people.

And this is absolutely the best way to get rejected.

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:

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2. FABULOSITY READS: Do You Really Need a Blog Tour to Promote your Book? Are They Worth it? Seriously? http://ow.ly/tLzGJ
3. Writing Books Faster—Without Compromising Quality | Elizabeth Spann Craig http://ow.ly/tLzKW
4. Comma Before But http://ow.ly/tMmUc Daily Writing Tips
5. Purge These Redundancies and Needless Phrases | The Passive Voice | http://ow.ly/tMqr1
6. 5 Self-Promotion Lessons for Indie Authors from Food Network Star | http://ow.ly/tMqAK
7. Insecure Writer's Support Group: How Not to Spam: An Etiquette Guide for Authors http://ow.ly/tMr2H
8. Author Websites: Own Your Name! » Book Promotion . com http://ow.ly/tMCX3
9. What kind of book editing do I need for my manuscript? - BookBaby Blog http://ow.ly/tMDqD
10. Claude Nougat's Blog : Is Amazon Supremacy in eBooks Threatened? http://ow.ly/tMDyX
11. Writer Unboxed » Plan B: Or What to Do When Things Go Wrong http://ow.ly/tMEbP
12. Social Media Examiner: Social media marketing how to, research, case studies, news and more! | Social Media Examiner http://ow.ly/tMEiA
13. Do You Want Your Website To Tell a Better Story? - Copyblogger http://ow.ly/tMEq9
14. What Portrait Photography Can Teach Us About Characterisation… | fcmalby http://ow.ly/tMF0s
15. The Very Best Way to Get Rejected Every Time | Goins, Writer http://ow.ly/tN05C
16. While Kindle Ebook Sales Plateau, Kobo Soars | Ebook Bargains UK Blog http://ow.ly/tN8kJ

Happy writing and running, Kathy