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Writing is a long game.
Rejection means you are one step closer to success!
What does success look like to you in writing?
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.”
~ Richard Bach ~
How do you define success in your writing career?
It is hard not to compare the beginning or middle of your writing career with a more “successful” authors who have labored years for their overnight success. I encourage you to define what success in writing looks like for you every year.
Set milestones you want to accomplish along the way. This will give you momentum to keep going in the right direction to finish and publish your book.
Success will look different as you grow in your career. First, it
Bob Hostetler shares insights from his many years as a writer and literary agent on how to persevere in the long journey to publishing your book.
How To Face Rejection As A Writer ~ Interview with Bob Hostetler #603 -> Listen to The Write Hour with Joyce Glass, Tips From #TheWriteCoach #TheWriteHour
Meet Bob
Bob Hostetler is an award-winning writer, editor, speaker, and literary agent from southwestern Ohio. His fifty books, which include The Bone Box and American Idols (The Worship of the American Dream), have sold millions of copies. He has
In addition to his training for ministry with The Salvation Army, he earned degrees in English Bible from Cincinnati Christian University and English Communications from Bloomfield College.
In 2000, Bob (with his wife) helped to co-found Cobblestone Community Church in Oxford, Ohio. He served that church in leadership and teaching pastor roles from 2000-2011.
He has been a disc jockey, pastor, magazine editor, freelance book editor, and (with his wife Robin) a foster parent to ten boys (though not all at once). Bob and Robin have two adult children, Aubrey and Aaron, son-in-law Kevin and daughter-in-law Nina, and grandchildren Miles, Mia, Calleigh, Ryder, and Avery.
Episode Highlights:
00:28 Intro
02:30 Tell us about you and your journey to becoming a writer and agent.
06:38 Questions writers ask you - I think I could write a book. OR How do I get my book published? What is your advice for them?
10:10 How many rejections have you faced? What famous writers faced rejection?
16:47 What does success look like in writing?
21:50 How can writers persevere in the waiting for publication?
27:58 Tell us about your writing time… Do you have a consistent time you wrote? Do you write daily? What worked for you and what are some things that do not work for you?
34:18 What words of advice and encouragement do you have for new writers or someone who struggles to write their book?
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