The Surprising Secret Behind How 11 Authors Finally Landed Their Book Deals
Personally, I believed that stereotype for a long time. But what I’ve found, and what the eleven writers I talked to have found, is that it’s simply not true.
On the contrary, if you want to be a successful author, you need other people.
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Some writers knew they needed a writing community around them in order to publish their writing. Rev. Jonathan Srock, an undelivered minister who shares his stories and writing about faith at jonathansrock.com, was looking for a community of writers when he joined our Foundations of Publishing course. “I joined the program so I could learn how to publish my work and be surrounded by a community of authors who understood what it was like. And I’ve made some great friends along the way!”
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