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By: Mark Malcolm

Mark Malcolm — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 01:01:18 +0000

Such good advice. I’m working on building a following and I cannot agree with your five points here more. I’ll post a link back to this from my website as well. Thanks.

By: Sangita

Sangita — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:05:41 +0000

Great blog post! Reblogging this! 🙂

By: Follow-up to 5 traits of the Successful Author | Kori Miller Writes

Follow-up to 5 traits of the Successful Author | Kori Miller Writes — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:43:50 +0000

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By: korimiller

korimiller — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:33:10 +0000

Reblogged this on Kori Miller Writes and commented:
This is a good list. Here’s where my view differs from the author’s. I don’t believe in failure. Or, perhaps it’s simply that I view it differently. I believe you get what you expect. It’s the Pygmalion Effect. This effect can manifest positively or negatively — it’s up to you. I don’t expect failure to be the result of anything I set out to accomplish. I go all in. If I don’t, then the result is always negative (a failure, by some people’s definition.)
How does this work when you query and get a rejection? Funny you should ask. It happened to me yesterday.
I sent a query, for one of my picture books, to a well-known agent. It was a long shot. I did it anyway. She enjoyed reading it, described it as “lively and original,” but that it didn’t fit her list. I checked her list out before sending the query. The bottom line is, I can’t control how she views her list. It’s hers. I did appreciate the compliments.
In this scenario, I sent my best effort. I expected her to read it and respond. She did — personally. Sending a query to her is part of my overall game plan and my expectations are that eventually one of the agents I contact will be a perfect fit. So, my expectation is about finding an agent, not necessarily finding this agent.
“People rise to the level of expectation set.” Hime Escalante
http://youtu.be/1aD-hfcFt2w
Stand and deliver,my friends. Set the bar high. Expect the best (from yourself, especially.)
KDM

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