Goodreads asked Gerald Posner:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Gerald Posner Have a thick skin for rejections. It is a business built on editors often saying 'no' to a proposed book or article. Once you realize that the rejection often has little to do with the quality of your work, but is driven by economics, space, and what else is on their list, you will not take a 'no' personally. That is the first big step to paying your bills by writing. Persevere.

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