Resilient Writer PA

by Wald,Catherine

• ISBN13: 9780892553075
• ISBN10: 0892553073
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-17
• Publisher: PERSEA

Summary

Conversations with twenty successful authors about conquering the demon of rejection. Every author, from unpublished to bestselling, experiences rejectionfrom agents, editors, publishers, critics, even loved ones. It comes with the turf. But rejection can stop a writer dead in his tracks unless he learns how to persevere. In these conversations, twenty successful authors recount their personal struggles, offer strategies for coping, and inspire us with their stories of ultimate triumph. Arthur Golden rewrote eight hundred pages and went from an agent's thumbs-down to the bestseller list. Wally Lamb almost came undone when The New Yorker sent him a scathing rejection letter. Amy Tan stopped reading her reviews. Other writers included are Chris Bohjalian, Frederick Busch, Bret Easton Ellis, Janet Fitch, E. Lynn Harris, Kathryn Harrison, Betsy Lerner, Elinor Lipman, Brett Lott, M. J. Rose, Esmeralda Santiago, Bob Shacochis, and Edmund White. Dramatic, surprising, funny, practical, and wise, this is a must-read for bibliophiles and scriveners alike.

Author Biography

Catherine Wald is the creator of rejectioncollection.com, the writer's online source for commiseration and inspiration.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Elizabeth Benedict	3	(9)
Mary Kay Blakely	12	(9)
Chris Bohjalian	21	(11)
Wesley Brown	32	(10)
Frederick Busch	42	(12)
David Ebershoff	54	(9)
Bret Easton Ellis	63	(8)
Janet Fitch	71	(11)
Arthur Golden	82	(10)
Joy Harjo	92	(7)
E. Lynn Harris	99	(9)
Kathryn Harrison	108	(10)
Bill Henderson	118	(9)
Wally Lamb	127	(13)
Betsy Lerner	140	(9)
Elinor Lipman	149	(9)
Bret Lott	158	(10)
M.J. Rose	168	(11)
Esmeralda Santiago	179	(9)
Bob Shacochis	188	(13)
Amy Tan	201	(14)
Edmund White	215	(11)
William Zinsser	226