We’re back after a long hiatus, and diving in with a topic all writers have to face, the successful most of all: rejection. Elizabeth shares the ups and downs of her publishing trails, and talks about responding to feedback versus holding to your own authentic vision. We talk about the many iterations of revision and how you know you are done with a book. Submission and re-submission get a look, and we explore analogies including dating and sales for what they can and can’t offer us as we collect rejections on the path to success. Other topics include perfectionism, deadlines, buddies, and holding on to and letting go of your work.

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Story Makers is a podcast that features in-depth conversations with accomplished writers, filmmakers and industry experts about story craft, technique, habit and survival--everything you need to know to stay inspired, connect to your creativity, find others’ wonderful stories and your own success.

The hosts:

Elizabeth Stark is a published, agented novelist and distributed filmmaker who teaches and mentors writers at BookWritingWorld.com.

Angie Powers is a distributed filmmaker and published short story writer with an MFA in creative writing and a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA who teaches story structure at BookWritingWorld.com.