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II. Publishing & Marketing Tips > Never Underestimate the Power of a Rejection

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Dennis Meredith (dennismeredith) | 77 comments

When submitting his book in 1990 to publishers, Henry Petrofsky, author of "The Point of the Pencil : THE PENCIL: A History of Design and Circumstance," was criticized by a publishing house editor for using the word 'pencil' too many times in his book!

Check out this great essay by DiAnn Mills.

A writer writes.
A writer edits.
A writer submits for publication.
A writer is rejected.
A writer . . . ?

How do you handle rejection?

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