How to open a slammed door: Anatomy of a literary rejection reversal

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Realizing how I used to dream I’d one day become a great writer reveals what a young fool I used to be. Today, many people who enjoy my books or blog tell me I am, indeed, a great writer.



I should have dreamed I’d become a successful writer.



Then I wouldn’t have had to spend an afternoon finessing an agent into considering representing me and my books.



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